Eclipses
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The 2024 total solar eclipse is 1 week away. Here's what you need to know.
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
With just one week until a total solar eclipse is visible across North America here's what you need to know for a memorable experience.
'Everything is interrelated.' For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience
By Meredith Garofalo published
A perspective on experiencing the total solar eclipse through the eyes of the Navajo Nation.
April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years
By Jamie Carter published
The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970. Here’s why the same eclipse repeats every 54 years.
Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse
By Katherine Kornei published
Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for sun-obscuring geoengineering efforts.
How to earn a 'black belt' in solar eclipse chasing
By Joe Rao published
We explore how eclipses repeat and what it takes to earn a 'black belt' in eclipse chasing, according to our skywatching columnist Joe Rao.
Lego Education Eclipse Collection teaches students about April 8 total solar eclipse
By Samantha Mathewson published
Lego Education has launched a new solar eclipse education collection featuring special activities to engage students in the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8.
SunChips will sell exclusive total solar eclipse flavors only during totality on April 8
By Josh Dinner published
SunChips is releasing a special solar eclipse-themed flavor during the April 8 solar eclipse, but the chips will only be available while totality passes through the United States.
NASA's new astronauts are excited for April's total eclipse: 'I'm going to be that little kid all over again' (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Several new NASA astronauts used to study the sun on the regular. They shared their research ahead of the next solar eclipse that crosses the United States on April 8.
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