Human records of watching eclipses date back thousands of years — many cultures had myths and legends to explain the astronomical phenomenon. It was a sight to behold: the sun being replaced by a dark circle, the sky darkening, animals freaking out and the temperature dropping. Today, many study eclipses...
Written by Kristen Yee
On Aug. 21, Americans were greeted in the morning by a total eclipse, the first to cross the United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic since June 8, 1918.
The total eclipse was incomplete for Palo Altans, as the moon blocked only 75 percent of the sun in California. The...
