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Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe‑inspiring—for astronauts in space, the scene was even more grand

phys.org·Deana L. Weibel·about 1 month ago
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NASA "> The moon during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, photographed by one of the Orion spacecraft's cameras during Artemis II. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the moon, called 'Earthshine.' Credit: NASA The astronauts on Artemis II's trip to the moon in April 2026 didn't just have an amazing journey through space. They also saw something extraordinary. They were the first humans to see a total solar eclipse from space. A solar eclipse happens when the moon moves in front of the sun. In a total eclipse, the sun's central disk is covered completely . From Earth, the circle of the sun is about the same size as the circle of the moon. With the bright circle blocked, you can see the undulating rays of the sun's corona , or outer atmosphere, that are normally too dim to be observed. I'm a cultural anthropologist who studies awe-inspiring aspects of space exploration . I have been lucky enough to have seen two total solar eclipses.…

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