India, July 21 -- A remarkable total solar eclipse is set to bring darkness across parts of Earth on August 2, 2027. This eclipse will be visible over parts of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, featuring for the duration of six minutes and 23 seconds. Marking one of the most significant celestial occurrences, something like this will not occur again until 2114.

Usually, solar eclipse lasts anywhere from 10 seconds to about 7.5 minutes, according to NASA, but longer solar eclipse are relatively rare. However, this solar eclipse will be a six minutes 23 seconds long, making it unique and special.

According to space.com this solar eclipse is the longest eclipse visible from land from 1991 to 2114. The long period of total darkness ...