A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow over Earth ... Instead, a ring of light is created around the moon. A partial solar eclipse occurs ...

The sculpture is scaled so that each centimetre represents 2,000 km (1,242 miles) of the real Sun's surface. More than 400,000 photographs of the Sun's surface were used in creating the artwork.

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts ... over both of Earth’s poles. A spiral of light illuminating the night sky captivated ...