2024 solar eclipse

Celebrate the Heliophysics Big Year with Free Heliophysics and Math Webinars from NASA HEAT – NASA Science

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Celebrate the Heliophysics Big Year with Free Heliophysics and Math Webinars from NASA HEAT – NASA Science

Challenged by the NASA Heliophysics Division to participate in as many Sun-related activities as possible, the NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) has been hosting a monthly webinar for formal and informal educators, science communicators, and other heliophysics enthusiasts to promote the understanding of heliophysics in alignment with monthly HBY themes. Each webinar’s content … Read more

NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation – NASA Science

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NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation – NASA Science

The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S. and territories in support of public engagement during the 2023 and 2024 eclipses. Source link

2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality – NASA Science

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2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality – NASA Science

The researchers used the Aitken, Electra, and Pleiades supercomputers at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility, located at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. With near-real-time data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and ESA’s (the European Space Agency) and NASA’s Solar Orbiter, they created a dynamic model of the corona. The team’s model … Read more

NASA’s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow – NASA

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NASA’s LRO Observes 2024 Solar Eclipse Shadow – NASA

As the Moon blotted out the Sun to viewers across the United States during the April 8 solar eclipse, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured an image from some 223,000 miles away of the highly anticipated celestial event. There are three cameras that comprise the LRO camera (LROC) suite: two Narrow Angle Cameras (NAC) and … Read more

The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA

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The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA

5 Min Read The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA A total solar eclipse is seen in Dallas on April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse … Read more

More Than 36,000 Volunteers Helped Do NASA Eclipse Science

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More Than 36,000 Volunteers Helped Do NASA Eclipse Science

Many more volunteers used specialized gear—DSLR cameras, telescopes, audiomoth recorders, and Ham Radio sets—taking data for the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative, the Eclipse Megamovie project, Citizen CATE 2024, Eclipse Soundscapes, and the HamSCI project. These data will trace plumes and ejections of matter in the solar corona, track waves in the ionosphere, and reveal how animals, birds and insects reacted to the eclipse.  Source … Read more

NASA Wallops Launches 3 Rockets During Eclipse in Virginia – NASA

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NASA Wallops Launches 3 Rockets During Eclipse in Virginia – NASA

Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia April 8, 2024, during the solar eclipse. The rockets launched for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission to study the disturbances in the electrified region of Earth’s atmosphere known as the ionosphere created when the Moon eclipses the Sun. … Read more

Harnessing the 2024 Eclipse for Ionospheric Discovery with HamSCI

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Harnessing the 2024 Eclipse for Ionospheric Discovery with HamSCI

5 min read NASA Partnerships Bring 2024 Total Solar Eclipse to Everyone On Monday, April 8, NASA and its partners will celebrate the wonders of the total solar eclipse as it passes over North America, with the path of totality in the United States, from Kerrville, Texas, to Houlton, Maine. Source link

Scientists Pursue the Total Solar Eclipse with NASA Jet Planes

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Scientists Pursue the Total Solar Eclipse with NASA Jet Planes

In the past, solar eclipses have driven numerous scientific discoveries. For this solar eclipse, NASA is funding several scientific experiments – including the three using the WB-57s – to make measurements during the eclipse. NASA’s WB-57s fly much higher than commercial aircraft. This altitude allows the jets to fly above clouds – meaning no chance … Read more