Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known ...

Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist that Astronomy magazine dubbed "Earth's premiere authority on solar eclipses," died Sunday, June 1, at his home in Portal, Arizona. He was 71 years old.

The first solar eclipse Fred Espenak saw was electrifying. It was March 7, 1970, and Espenak, who had just earned his driver’s license, drove his family’s car from Staten Island down to North ...

In 1970 and with a fresh driver’s license, teenage Fred Espenak persuaded his parents to let him drive 600 miles to a small North Carolina town to stare at the sky. On a grassy field behind a ...

Astrophysicist and eclipse expert Fred Espenak, also known as Mr. Eclipse, has traveled the world observing and photographing solar and lunar eclipses. He's currently gearing up for the Aug. 21 ...

Fred “Mr. Eclipse” Espenak announced yesterday that he has been diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a progressive lung disease. The former NASA astrophysicist is renowned for ...

Retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak, also known as "Mr. Eclipse" of Portal, Ariz., took the photo that shows a total solar eclipse seen from Jalu, Libya, on March 29, 2006. "Seeing a total ...

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Audie Cornish speaks with Fred Espenak, scientist emeritus at NASA Goddard, also known as "Mr. Eclipse," about the lunar eclipse that will happen Monday night. It's must-see astronomy tonight ...

Astrophysicist and eclipse expert Fred Espenak, also known as Mr. Eclipse, has traveled the world observing and photographing solar and lunar eclipses. He's currently gearing up for the Aug. 21 ...

Fred passed away peacefully June 1 in hospice at their home in Portal, Arizona. This is, of course, incredibly sad for those ...