Eclipse glasses can be mailed to Eclipse Glasses USA or to Astronomers Without Borders. Both are organizations that collect the glasses for kids who live in underserved communities around the world.

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from St. Louis to Houston took turns craning their necks for a midair view of the total solar eclipse.

Darkness and awe swept across southern Missouri and Illinois on Monday as the moon passed between Earth and the sun. St. Louis Public Radio's photographers documented the scene.

Total solar eclipses occur every year or two, but it is exceedingly rare for the paths of two of them to intersect only a handful of years apart, as it has in a swath of southern Missouri and Illinois.

Rain, thunderstorms and gray skies over large swaths of the path of totality are threatening to block views. Here's how to make the most of the rare event.

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America. Follow along and watch the astronomical wonder as it passes over a large swath of Mexico, United States, and Canada.

Carbondale, approximately two hours south of St. Louis, is expected to welcome roughly 50,000 people to the college town hoping to catch a glimpse of Monday’s total solar eclipse.

If you're lucky enough to find yourself in the path of totality Monday you'll likely be tempted to focus on the visual experience, but what about the soundtrack to set the mood?

Experts say pets are unlikely to be impacted by the eclipse itself — but there are steps their humans should take to help them deal with the crowds, traffic and stress.

Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday's total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with.