Tag: 2024 Solar Eclipse
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Ride the Wave of Radio Astronomy During the Solar Eclipse
Students and science enthusiasts are invited to catch a real-time look at radio astronomy as scientists explore magnetic hotspots on the Sun during a live, virtual solar eclipse event on April 8, 2024. A massive, 34-meter telescope once used by…
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NASA-Funded Science Projects Tuning In to ‘Eclipse Radio’
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross parts of the United States. For millions of people along the path of totality, where the Moon will completely cover the Sun, it may feel like an eerie daytime darkness…
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Sense the Solar Eclipse with NASA’s Eclipse Soundscapes Project
When darkness sweeps across the landscape during a total solar eclipse, unusual things start happening. Fooled by the false dusk, birds stop singing, crickets start chirping, and bees return to their hives. Reports of these atypical animal behaviors date back…
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Meet the Creators, Part 3: NASA’s 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Posters
A total solar eclipse is a captivating experience – evoking feelings of awe and wonder that are sometimes best expressed through art. Inspired by the upcoming total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, artists Tyler Nordgren and Kristen Perrin have…
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How the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Is Different than the 2017 Eclipse
On April 8, the Moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will view a total solar eclipse. For many, preparing for this event brings memories of the magnificent total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017. In 2017,…
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Calling all Eclipse Enthusiasts: Become a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador!
By Vivian White, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Are you an astronomy enthusiast or undergraduate student with a passion for sharing space science? We are excited to share with you a wonderful opportunity to become an official NASA Partner Eclipse…
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Meet the Creators, Part 2
By Miles HatfieldNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Two solar eclipses will cross the United States within the next year: an annular eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, and a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Ahead of the eclipses, NASA…