Watching this week's total solar eclipse in Venezuela. There won't be one seen in the UAE until 2081, but a partial eclipse will be visible here in 2019. Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters
Watching this week's total solar eclipse in Venezuela. There won't be one seen in the UAE until 2081, but a partial eclipse will be visible here in 2019. Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters
Gazing to the future: reflecting on our relationship with the Sun
It isn’t every day that the Sun brings itself to our jaded attention as spectacularly as it did when North America experienced its first total eclipse since 1979