The first solar eclipse of the year will happen tomorrow. No one will see a total eclipse, but partial views will be visible in parts of North America, Europe, Africa, northern Asia, South America, ...

The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth positions itself directly between the sun and the moon, obstructing sunlight ... and volcanic activity by examining how sunlight passes through the Earth ...

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse.