The total solar eclipse that passed across North America on 8 April drew millions out to the path of totality – the thin strip of land across which the moon’s silhouette blocked out the entire ...

However, this will not be an examination of what happens during a total solar eclipse. NASA will not be firing rockets into the moon’s darkest umbral shadow, only its lighter outer penumbra.

However, NASA suggests other safe ways to follow the eclipse indirectly other than using eclipse glasses. “You need proper solar-safe viewing glasses or an indirect viewing method whenever the ...

Solar scientists have ... to capture images of the eclipse using both a visible-light camera and a higher-resolution mid-infrared camera developed by NASA. The latter will capture seven different ...