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New discoveries off the Chilean coast include dozens of species new to science.

Meet the woman behind the light in the dark.

Today’s National Weather Service might be very different if Cleveland Abbe had died on Pikes Peak.

Bonnie Tyler’s classic rock epic nearly got the ‘Bat Out of Hell’ treatment.

For more than a century, photographs have documented our enthusiasm, wonder, and ‘eclipse madness.’

In the 18th century, the English astronomer created a new appreciation for these celestial events.

From cosmic serpents to demon warriors, these creatures have been blamed for messing with the Sun and Moon.

The 2017 eclipse across North America generated some surprising data.

Shot from a plane and narrated by a giddy astronomer, the footage made airborne eclipse-chasing a thing.

An eclipse isn’t an omen of doom, and neither are Mayan calendars, red lakes, or papal portraits.

Celebrate the celestial phenomenon Atlas Obscura style with wondrous stories from science, history, and pop culture.

More than two dozen shops in Maigalganj sell this famous dessert.

Nevil Maskelyne, Jr., made history in 1900 with footage that still astonishes experts.

Paige Lipari, founder of Archestratus, is changing the world one potluck at a time.

How a jaw-dropping experience like this one can change the rest of your life.

From wild page-turners of the eclipse-obsessed to a gentle children’s book for all ages.

A bank robber’s burial site is still six feet deep with mystery.