Tag Archives: 2017 eclipse

What do scientists hope to learn from the total solar eclipse in the United States?

A total solar eclipse will be visible in the United States in April 2024 – this was an image of the 2017 eclipse in Oregon (ROB KERR) When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to collect invaluable data on everything from the Sun’s atmosphere to strange… Read More »

Eclipse will impact solar energy in states well outside the path of totality, such as California

A map showing where the moon’s shadow will cross the United States during the total solar eclipse in 2024.NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio The solar eclipse on April 8 will affect solar energy production. In the US, the path of integrity will extend from Texas to Maine, but other states will be affected. The growth in… Read More »

What do scientists hope to learn from the total solar eclipse in the United States?

A total solar eclipse will be visible in the United States in April 2024 – this was an image of the 2017 eclipse in Oregon (ROB KERR) When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on April 8, scientists will be able to collect invaluable data on everything from the Sun’s atmosphere to… Read More »

How will the 2024 total solar eclipse be different from the 2017 total solar eclipse?

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse moved from the Pacific to the Atlantic, creating a narrow corridor across 14 U.S. states under the moon’s shadow at the first coast-to-coast totality in 99 years. That day, the shadow moved roughly northwest to southeast from Oregon across the United States to South Carolina. It’s about… Read More »