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.

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 ...

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 ...

A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: So what makes this moon so super, you ask? Well, for an answer, we turn to an astrophysicist, Fred Espenak. He's a scientist emeritus for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

according to calculations from retired NASA astronomer Fred Espenak. For viewers in the United States, rest assured the moon will look round during the evening of August 1. Supermoons generally ...

Sources: National Blend of Models and Eclipse Explorer by Fred Espenak and Chris O’Byrne Note: Forecast for April 8, 2024, and is as of 11 a.m. Eastern on April 8. The above map shows prediction ...

This is “The Daily.” Today’s total solar eclipse will be watched by millions of people across North America, none of them as closely as Fred Espenak, a longtime NASA scientist who’s ...

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