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What the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Looked Like from 40,000 Feet Up (Photos)

August 22, 2017 | Article

For the second time in 18 months, Alaska Airlines maneuvered a B737-900 aircraft into the path of a total solar eclipse and thrilled some 100 enthusiastic eclipse watchers and reporters from around the world.
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Photos: Great American Solar Eclipse Seen from a Plane

August 22, 2017 | Image Album

Space.com skywatching columnist Joe Rao boarded a special Alaska Airlines charter flight to watch the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017. Here's what he saw.
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'EPIC' Solar Eclipse View Captured from 1 Million Miles Away (Video)

August 22, 2017 | Article

It's one "EPIC" eclipse view: NASA's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, aka EPIC, recorded the moon's shadow crossing the United States yesterday (Aug. 21) from 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away.
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Nighttime Snowstorms May Swirl Across Mars

August 22, 2017 | Article

Mars may experience snowstorms at night, a new study finds, suggesting that the Martian atmosphere is far more active than previously thought.
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Things I Used to Observe an Eclipse, Rated

August 22, 2017 | Article

Armed with eclipse glasses, solar binoculars and random kitchen implements, Team Lewin set out to find the best way to look at Aug. 21's total solar eclipse.
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See Latest Videos of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse, from Across U.S. and Space

August 22, 2017 | Article

See the latest videos of the 2017 total solar eclipse as they come in from observers across the U.S., in the air and in space here.
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Did the Solar Eclipse Damage Your Eyes? Here's How to Tell

August 22, 2017 | Article

Many watchers of today's solar eclipse may have glanced at the sun without proper eye protection. But how do you know if you've hurt your eyes?
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Cliff Divers Plunge into Oregon Water Tank During Total Solar Eclipse

August 22, 2017 | Article

A group of cliff divers created their own celestial spectacle today (Aug. 21) in McMinnville, Oregon, by diving into a tank of water in the darkness of the total solar eclipse.
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Watch Live @ 12:45pm ET: Astronaut Candidates Talk to Space Station Crew

August 22, 2017 | Article

The 12 new NASA astronaut candidates will talk with members of the Expedition 52 crew on the International Space Station today at 12:45 p.m. EDT (1645 GMT), and then they'll take questions from the press at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Image of the Day

August 22, 2017 | Image Album

NASA photographer Aubrey Gemignani created this composite image of yesterday's total solar eclipse over Madras, Oregon. With crystal-clear skies, Madras was one of the best (and busiest) places to see the eclipse.

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