The eclipse of April 8 has been smothered with coverage by both mass and social media. Americans — some who flail at things that go “bump” in the night — yearned for even more darkness!

Safety glasses, coronas and traffic were all the talk this week after parts of the U.S. experienced a total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, with Connecticut seeing the sun covered by the moon ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Brylee Hinish, 11, looks at the eclipse through a telescope at the Mountain Lion Observatory at Fort Roberdeau while her brother, Boston ...

Next month’s solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime event and residents, school districts and sky watchers are gearing up for the event. When the shadow from the moon traces a diagonal path ...