Saturday, March 29 — a solar eclipse will darken the skies. Unlike the “Great American Eclipse” of 2024, though, this will not be a total eclipse; instead, a partial eclipse will be visible in the early morning hours in parts of the northern hemisphere.

While not visible from Israel, people in much of Europe and North America watch a bite taken out of the sun as the moon crosses its path

Skygazers across the East Midlands have been out in force looking up at a partial solar eclipse on Saturday. Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire had some of the clearest skies - albeit with a few clouds - and many saw the phenomenon which reached its peak just after 11:00 GMT.

Solar eclipses are some of the most interesting natural phenomena we can see in our universe, but how often do they actually happen? According to NASA, at least two solar eclipses occur per year somewhere on Earth,

It wasn't quite the shows of the pair of total solar eclipses that graced large swaths of America in 2017 and 2024, but some early risers in New England were treated to a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning -- provided they got a lucky break in the clouds.