25 Questions (and Answers!) About the Great North American Eclipse

The McDonald Observatory’s guide to one of nature’s most beautiful and astounding events: What you might see, how to view it safely, how astronomers will study it, how animals might react, and some of the mythology and superstitions about the Sun’s great disappearing act….

A UTotal Solar Eclipse

On Monday, April 8, more than 30 million Americans, including 12 million Texans, will experience a total solar eclipse as the moon’s shadow arcs from…

Visualization of Flood, Disease and Climate Modeling through the Eclipse Path of Texas and Beyond

For the April 8 total solar eclipse, the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences will feature the installation “From COASTLINE to…

This UT scientist made his own line of solar eclipse glasses

Don’t have ISO-certified eclipse glasses?

Learn how to make your own pinhole camera to view the total solar eclipse…

Why You Should Wear Burnt Orange During the Eclipse

Once upon a time there was light in your life, but soon there’ll be two minutes of dark. Thousands of people across the Forty Acres are gearing up for…

Total ad-clipse

Moody College professors weigh in on eclipse-themed ads…

The Power in Prediction: Eclipses and Native Americans

UT religious studies professor Jennifer Graber discusses how eclipses factored into 19th century millennial movements among Native Americans…

UT, Austin Parks and Recreation Partner for Eclipse Viewing Opportunities

Thanks to a partnership between the Austin Parks and Recreation Department and The University of Texas at Austin, Austin residents in all 10 City Council…

Your UTotal Solar Eclipse Playlist

UT’s got your eclipse soundtrack (totally) covered….

What Can A Total Solar Eclipse Teach Us About Our Universe?

The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness a truly awesome cosmological marvel. You don’t need a scientific background to appreciate its stunning visual beauty, but astronomers and astrophysicists at The University of Texas at Austin have used these rare phenomena to help answer fundamental questions about our universe….

Pity the Substitute King: Eclipses in the Near East

Does your career path look dim? Near East expert Heath Dewrell would like to direct your attention to the Neo-Assyrians’ “substitute king.”…