2017 Solar Eclipse News and Articles
Aug. 21, 2017 marked a unique opportunity for scientists in the contiguous U.S. — for the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse would sweep coast to coast, providing scientists under the path of totality with a rare chance to study the Sun and Earth in uncommon ways. Read the articles and news releases pertaining to this historic event.
A total solar eclipse creates stunning celestial views for people within the path of the Moon’s shadow. This astronomical event…
On April 8, the Moon’s shadow will sweep across the United States, as millions will view a total solar eclipse.…
Aug. 21, 2017, marked a unique opportunity for scientists in the contiguous U.S. — for the first time in nearly…
On the one-year anniversary of the historic 2017 Eclipse Across America, NASA will host a Science Chat at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday,…
Download related briefing materials from Dec. 11’s press conference at the 2017 American Geophysical Union meeting. On Dec. 11, 2017, six…
When the total solar eclipse swept across the United States on Aug. 21, 2017, NASA satellites captured a diverse set…
During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, captured an image of the Moon’s…
As millions of Americans watched the total solar eclipse that crossed the continental United States on Aug. 21, the international…
As Americans head outside for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, two NASA research planes will take to the sky…
A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on Earth about once every 18 months. But because Earth’s surface is mostly ocean,…
More than 300 million people in the United States potentially could directly view the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, and…
Among the scores of scientists avidly awaiting the Aug. 21 “Eclipse Across America” — the first total solar eclipse to…
As deputy project scientist for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Noah Petro spends a lot of time thinking about a particular,…
For most viewers, the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse will last less than two and half minutes. But for…
Learn how you can participate in a NASA experiment NASA invites eclipse viewers around the country to participate in a…
On Aug.21 a total solar eclipse will cross the continental United States from coast-to-coast. Join the NASA Wallops Flight Facility…
For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the entire nation Aug. 21. Representatives from…
The public is invited to a free talk called “The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA” with…