A tale of three eclipse chasers: Despite technological gains, nature calls the shots NASHVILLE, Ind. — There’s nothing like a total solar eclipse to remind you of the unstoppability of nature — and… Read More
Your (nearly) last-minute guide to getting the maximum out of the total solar eclipse It’s prime time for eclipse-chasers: A total solar eclipse will trace a line from coast to coast on Monday, and… Read More
Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free After a seven-year gap, a total solar eclipse is once again due to make a coast-to-coast run across North America,… Read More
Year in space: Look back at 2017’s black sun … look forward to 2018’s bright moon The first total solar eclipse to go across America from coast to coast in 99 years has to rank as… Read More
How seconds of staring at the solar eclipse led to a world of hurt for one woman A medical case reported today in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology proved the wisdom of all those warnings not to stare… Read More
Super Bowl? Bah! Study rates total solar eclipse as America’s most watched event More than 215 million American adults, representing almost 88 percent of the U.S. population over 18, watched August’s solar eclipse… Read More
Amazon targeted in class-action lawsuit claiming defective solar eclipse glasses A South Carolina couple has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, claiming that they suffered eye damage even though they used… Read More
Eclipse Journal: Too good to be true? Mystery of the plane and the corona solved GeekWire reporters and correspondents are documenting the 2017 solar eclipse from the Pacific Northwest, including our home base in Seattle… Read More
Podcast Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon reveals its Whole Foods plan and the psychology of how we use apps It’s official: Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will finalize Monday, and the tech giant is already planning big changes for… Read More
Five ways to look back at this week’s total solar eclipse in a totally different light This week’s total solar eclipse ranked among history’s most widely documented celestial events, thanks to streaming video and social media.… Read More
Seattle’s space sisters get great views (and learn lessons) from eclipse balloon flight Not everything turned out the way pre-teen sisters Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung expected when they sent their Loki Lego Launcher… Read More
Totality Awesome: Epic photos of the solar eclipse from an Idaho mountaintop Ketchum, ID – Normally it is a powder day that brings the masses to Sun Valley for skiing, but today… Read More
President Trump looks at eclipse without protective glasses and the internet gives him a black eye They told us not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse. But there’s always that guy in the crowd.… Read More
Did you miss totality? Relive the solar eclipse’s climax in this 3-minute video MADRAS, Ore. – Some skywatchers spend thousands of dollars on telescopes, cameras and other hardware to document a solar eclipse. John… Read More
I watched a flock of chickens during the solar eclipse so that you didn’t have to One of the most anticipated effects of the eclipse was the impact on chickens. OK, maybe not chickens exactly, but… Read More
Total eclipse dims the sun over the U.S., bringing delicious darkness MADRAS, Ore. – The spectacle that skywatchers made years’ worth of plans to see finally happened today, darkening the sky… Read More
Solar eclipse traffic and weather: Oregon feels the calm before totality MADRAS, Ore. – Traffic to Oregon’s total eclipse zone has been surprisingly light over the past couple of days, but… Read More
NASA science aircraft using Seattle as base during mission to capture first video of eclipse The Museum of Flight in Seattle is no stranger to unique aircraft, and Monday’s total solar eclipse is attracting a… Read More
Podcast Don’t panic, but be ready: Last-minute guide to the all-American solar eclipse It’s prime time at last for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, America’s first coast-to-coast dose of totality in 99… Read More
Amazon hands out refunds for solar eclipse glasses that lack NASA’s approval Amazon says it’s giving customers refunds for solar viewing glasses and filters that aren’t covered by the American Astronomical Society’s… Read More
From 1979 to 2017: How we’ve changed since the Northwest’s last total solar eclipse When the daytime sky darkens on Aug. 21, it’ll be the first time in more than 38 years that a… Read More
As eclipse nears, astronomers issue warning about fake solar glasses The country’s top astronomical organization says it’s alarmed by reports that potentially unsafe eclipse glasses are flooding the market in… Read More
Seattle science educator Dennis Schatz celebrates his asteroid – and the eclipse The Pacific Science Center’s senior adviser, Dennis Schatz, has achieved a kind of fame that so far has eluded the… Read More
Here comes the sun’s corona: What eclipse chasers will see during totality in August Skywatchers will see a rare celestial sight during the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse: the sun’s shimmering outer atmosphere, known… Read More
Oregon’s prime solar eclipse zone braces for the agony and the ecstasy of totality MADRAS, Ore. – If there’s one thing central Oregon has in abundance, it’s open space. And that’s a good thing for… Read More
Got eclipse glasses? Here’s how to get ’em All of the continental United States and Canada will witness a solar eclipse on Aug. 21, but you’ll need eye… Read More
All along eclipse ‘zone of totality,’ small towns make big bets to cash in on total darkness (I’ve just spent a month driving back and forth across America, with Rusty, as I do every summer, visiting small… Read More
T-minus-1 month: Cellphone carriers are gearing up for a solar eclipse Super Bowl One month from today, Americans could well be in on the most photographed, most widely shared total solar eclipse in… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Women’s Startup Hackathon, Great American Eclipses, and more Diversity — or lack thereof — in the tech and startup worlds is a persistent problem. But there are plenty of… Read More
How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside Even though the track of a total solar eclipse will stretch from America’s West Coast to the East Coast on… Read More
