In Peru, a child sacrifice site reveals ritual practices from 600 years ago. A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse wows few ...

Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab ...

See some of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a small island located in the southeast Pacific Ocean. It is most famous for nearly ...

An annular eclipse, the phenomenon where the moon almost completely obscures the sun, passed over Easter Island and the ...

On Oct. 2, a partial "ring of fire" solar eclipse was visible from the remote island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island ...

A British astrophotographer has captured a jaw-dropping scene of the annular solar eclipse on Easter Island. Josh Dury ...

Here are some of the best photos of the 2024 annular solar eclipse as it traveled over Easter Island and South America. The "ring of fire" put on an incredible show.

The moon blotted out most of the sun across the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday afternoon, giving just a few specks of land an ...

The “ring of fire” eclipse of 2024 was a spectacular celestial event — and Dave Eicher saw it from an equally spectacular ...

Tourists enjoy ‘chance of a lifetime’ eclipse by ancient Moais on Easter Island Share Copyright 2024 The Associated Press.

One of the most sought-after locations for the eclipse was remote Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as it's called by residents, ...