Goddard's Eclipse Site

Learn more about eclipses, both solar and lunar, from the eclipse Web site maintained by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

Download Eclipse Videos

The Conceptual Image Lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has several downloadable videos on eclipses.

On May 10, 2013, Earth, the sun and the moon lined up to create a solar eclipse visible from the South Pacific.

SDO Enters Its Semiannual Eclipse Season

09.06.12 - Twice a year, for three weeks near the equinox, SDO moves into its eclipse season -- a time when Earth blocks its view of the sun for a period of time each day
LRO to Observe 2011's Final Lunar Eclipse

12.09.11 - LRO will get a moon-based perspective on the final lunar eclipse of 2011, which occurs on December 10.
NASA Releases New Lunar Eclipse Video

06.08.11 - In anticipation of the upcoming lunar eclipse later this month, NASA has released a new video that shows how lunar eclipses work.
Busy Winter Day! Lunar Eclipse and the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21

12.17.10 - With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total lunar eclipse to start the day might just raise a few chilled spirits.

Solar Eclipse: 2006

View NASA images and video from a solar eclipse that took place in 2006. It was visible along a path from South America to Africa to Asia.