When An Eclipse Meant The End Of The World
Today, a solar eclipse may be a thing of beauty, but it historically has caused panic around the world.
Today, a solar eclipse may be a thing of beauty, but it historically has caused panic around the world.
Eclipse Soundscapes will use real-time narration and rumble maps to help the blind experience the eclipse.
Curiosity drives much of our learning and creativity. Where do we get it from, and how does it change our brains? Plus, the NASA Eclipse Ballooning Project hopes to livestream the solar eclipse from weather balloons across the country. And scientists still do not know when or why the moon lost its magnetic field, but it was at least a billion years later than they thought.
Scientists have been spending years preparing experiments for two minutes of darkness. Here’s what they’ll be observing.
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NASA Eclipse Ballooning Project hopes to livestream the solar eclipse from weather balloons across the country.
Spice up your eclipse party with these hands-on activities—and learn a little something about our Sun, Moon, and Earth in the process.
Just three weeks remain before the total solar eclipse. Are you ready?
No eclipse glasses? No problem. Here are five other ways to safely observe a solar eclipse.
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Astronomers observed an eclipse in 1919 and found evidence for Einstein’s theory of general relativity—forever changing our understanding of the universe.
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A list of tips for the 2017 total solar eclipse.