Will the Great American Eclipse make animals act strangely? Science says yes
It's not just humans who will be affected by the Great American Eclipse coming on Aug. 21 - expect animals to act strangely too.
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What should you look for during the total solar eclipse? A few out-of-this world highlights
With your solar glasses or a special viewer, watch for the partial phases of the eclipse as the moon passes over the sun, a stage that lasts for a few hours. But during those seconds or moments you see the full eclipse, you ...
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2017
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Five tips from NASA for photographing the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21
The total solar eclipse crossing America on Aug. 21 will be the first eclipse to march from sea to shining sea in nearly 100 years. This astronomical event is a unique opportunity for scientists studying in the shadow of ...
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2017
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Science Says: Solar specs needed for safe viewing of eclipse
With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2017
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Day to night and back again: Earth's ionosphere during the total solar eclipse
On Aug. 21, 2017, the Moon will slide in front of the Sun and for a brief moment, day will melt into a dusky night. Moving across the country, the Moon's shadow will block the Sun's light, and weather permitting, those within ...
Space Exploration
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Megamovie app makes photographing total eclipse a snap
The Eclipse Megamovie project has released an app that makes it easy for citizen scientists with smart phones to photograph the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse and upload the images to the project, a collaboration between the ...
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2017
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Chaco Canyon petroglyph may represent ancient total eclipse
As the hullabaloo surrounding the Aug. 21 total eclipse of the sun swells by the day, a University of Colorado Boulder faculty member says a petroglyph in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon may represent a total eclipse that occurred ...
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2017
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Image: Moonrise from the space station
From his vantage point in low Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik pointed his camera toward the rising Moon and captured this beautiful image on August 3, 2017.
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2017
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Educational app released ahead of highly anticipated solar eclipse
Thousands of years ago, human beings reacted to solar eclipses with dismay, flooding the streets with pots and pans to scare away whatever had blotted out the sun with a cacophony of banging and shouting.
Space Exploration
Aug 8, 2017
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NASA develops solar eclipse Braille book
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be in the path of a solar eclipse, which occurs when the sunlight reaching Earth is blocked by the moon.
Space Exploration
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