eclipse

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Hansen said he was looking forward to an up-close view of the far side of the Moon and seeing "an eclipse of the Sun behind the Moon, which will be pretty neat."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The organizing committee expects 14 million tickets to be available for the Games, which could eclipse the total ticket sales record set by Paris in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Earlier research at the University of Washington helped identify a system where a binary star and a large dust cloud produced an eclipse lasting seven years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The full lunar eclipse, and Blood Moon as it is known, was not visible in the UK but some people may have seen its orange hue.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The light, his head, and the wall, he thought, as though he were an initiate or some perverted eclipse created without the consent of nature.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy