The research team scoured the 12 th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table.

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping ...

Ancient Mayan calendar specialists created an eclipse table that was predictive and contained revisions that accounted for ...

On July 11, 1999, the Yucatan Peninsula was plunged into darkness as the moon passed momentarily between the sun and the ...

The Maya civilization possessed the remarkable ability to forecast solar eclipses with stunning accuracy for over 700 years, using nothing more than careful observation and mathematical genius. A ...

Researchers decode the Dresden Codex eclipse table, revealing how Mayan daykeepers predicted solar eclipses before modern ...

The remarkable accuracy behind the Maya people’s eclipse forecasts may have emerged from an astrological calendar system that could still hold true ...

Solar eclipses are known for representing new beginnings. The October 2 Libra eclipse marks the end of the Libra-Aries eclipse cycle, kicking off a new life cycle for those two zodiac signs. Eclipses ...

We're going to dive in a little deeper with the eclipse-talk today! Of course, eclipses are not a common phenomenon, whether they're a lunar, partial, hybrid, or total eclipse. They are all special ...

On October 14, 2023, the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse in Libra will grace the skies and dazzle stargazers around the world. You've heard the buzz on social media–eclipse season is back. This month, ...