... Solar Eclipse in View . ... Friday's solar eclipse will be a rare hybrid - briefly appearing as either an annular eclipse or a total eclipse when viewed from along the narrow track of the Moon's shadow. ... M7 is one of the most prominent open clusters of stars on the sky. ... Light from a Extra Solar Planet . ... Light emitted by a planet far beyond our Solar System has been identified for the first time. ... NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide . ... How did this strange-looking galaxy form? ...