From Paris to the Southwest, France witnessed the Sun nearly disappear while Spain and Iceland experienced totality. A rare celestial evening on a European scale.
Nearly 500 free events transform France into a giant observatory from August 7 to 9. This 36th Night of the Stars primarily prepares the public for the exceptional solar eclipse on August 12.
NASA has just refueled the Roman space telescope ahead of its planned launch on August 30. An observatory designed to map the Universe at unprecedented speed and track thousands of distant worlds.
On August 12, 2026, the shadow of the Moon will cross the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In France, the Sun will be obscured by up to 99.5% depending on the city: hereâs what you need to know to experience this exceptional event safely.
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