Total Solar Eclipses

There are three types of solar eclipses:

• Total - the entire central portion of the sun is blocked out.
• Partial - only a part of the sun's surface is blocked out.
• Annular - only a small, ring-like sl...

A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun. The moon's shadow falls on the Earth's surface and blocks out the sun's light as we see it from the Earth.

The moon crosses the Earth's orbital plane only twice a year because the moon ...

We see different parts of the Moon light up at different times of the month. This is because the Moon is at different positions in its orbit around Earth relative to the Sun.

• A full Moon is when the Moon, Earth and Sun are lined up. The sunlight shines on the whole l...