Thousands of skywatchers will gather for a view of the ringed sun from perhaps one of the most isolated and remote spots on the face of the Earth: the legendary and mystical Easter Island.

HANGA ROA, Easter Island/LAS HORQUETAS, Argentina, Oct 2 (Reuters)- ... creating a dark silhouette surrounded by a bright ring of light called an antumbra, or more casually, ...

An astrophotographer who visited Easter Island for the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024, shared a stunning view of the "ring of fire." ...

Easter Island is one of the world’s most remote settlements, but change comes even there. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Hanga Roa, Easter Island: The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an impressive annular "ring of fire" eclipse.

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean ...

Hundreds of monumental stone heads dot the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Settled by a small group of Polynesian seafarers about 900 years ago, it’s a ...

The island's official Spanish name, Isla de Pascua, is Spanish for "Easter Island." It is 2,200 miles (3,600 km) west of continental Chile and 1,290 miles (2,075 km) east of the Pitcairn Islands.