2023 Solar Eclipse

2023 Solar Eclipse
2024 Solar Eclipse
Auroras
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Science Activation
In 2023 and 2024, two eclipses crossed the United States, and the NASA Science Activation program’s Eclipse Ambassadors Off the Path project invited undergraduate students and amateur astronomers to join them as “NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassadors”.
Posted February 18, 2025
2023 Solar Eclipse
2024 Solar Eclipse
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Parker Solar Probe (PSP)
Science Activation
The Sun
The Heliophysics Big Year (HBY) is a global celebration of the Sun’s influence on Earth and the entire solar system. It began with the Annular Solar Eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, continued through the Total Solar Eclipse on Apr. 8, 2024, and will conclude with Parker Solar Probe’s closest approach to the Sun in December […]
Posted July 9, 2024
2023 Solar Eclipse
2024 Solar Eclipse
Earth Science
For Kids and Students
Heliophysics
Science Activation
Science Mission Directorate
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.
Posted June 28, 2024
2023 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Eclipses
Heliophysics
Did you see October 14th’s solar eclipse? Most of the time we can easily forget that we are on a planet spinning and orbiting in space with other celestial bodies. Watching the Moon move across the face of the Sun reminds us of our place in the solar system.  Several NASA science teams and many […]
Posted October 25, 2023
2023 Solar Eclipse
Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
Earth
Solar Eclipses
NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the lunar shadow during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse. The sensor provides frequent global views of Earth from its position at Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable point between the Sun and Earth about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.
Posted October 19, 2023
2023 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
International Space Station (ISS)
Jasmin Moghbeli
Solar Eclipses
While aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli took this picture of the Moon passing in front of the Sun during the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023. As the space station orbits Earth, astronauts take images of the planet below and phenomena in space. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, […]
Posted October 18, 2023
2023 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
Skywatching
Solar Eclipses
An annular solar eclipse is crossing the Americas on Oct. 14, 2023. This astronomical event is a perfect opportunity to capture unforgettable images of the Moon “taking a bite” out of the Sun or creating a “ring of fire” effect in the sky. Whether you’re an amateur photographer or a selfie master, try out these […]
Posted October 10, 2023
2023 Solar Eclipse
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Solar Eclipses
Sounding Rockets
Sounding Rockets Program
Uncategorized
A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, viewers of an annular solar eclipse in the Americas will experience the Sun dimming to 10% its normal brightness, leaving only a bright “ring of fire” of […]
Posted September 29, 2023
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