Skywatching

2024 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
Heliophysics
Skywatching
SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)
Solar Eclipses
Do you wish you could see a total solar eclipse every day? With a new online tool called Eclipse Watch, you can observe the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, in real time with eclipse-like images from space as we count down to the next total solar eclipse on Earth. The new Helioviewer Eclipse Watch data […]
Posted April 1, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Earth's Moon
Eclipses
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
Solar Eclipses
Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet 12P. Plus NASA has you covered for the total eclipse whether you’re headed to totality or watching from afar.
Posted April 1, 2024
Skywatching
On April 8, 2024, as the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, thousands of amateur citizen scientists will measure air temperatures and snap pictures of clouds. The data they collect will aid researchers who are investigating how the Sun influences climates in different environments.
Posted April 1, 2024
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
Jupiter plows through the Pleiades on March 14, a chance to spot Mercury at month’s end along with a subtle lunar eclipse, and a comet worth keeping an eye on!
Posted March 30, 2024
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
The Solar System
The next full moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon; the Paschal Moon; Purim; the Holi Festival Moon; Madin Poya; the Pothole Moon; a Micromoon, and a Partial Lunar Eclipse.
Posted March 29, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Eclipses
Skywatching
Solar Eclipses
Can’t wait to see the Moon block the Sun on April 8? Neither can we. But we have good news – if you want to see an incredible cosmic alignment, you can catch one right now! Exoplanets, asteroids, and other objects regularly pass in front of stars and block their light. Observing these events is […]
Posted March 28, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Eclipses
Skywatching
Solar Eclipses
NASA is celebrating the Sun during the Heliophysics Big Year, which extends through the end of 2024. You can get involved to help us learn more about our star and its influence on our planet. With exciting experiments happening during the total solar eclipse that will cross North America on April 8, to widespread investigations […]
Posted March 27, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Eclipses
Skywatching
Solar Eclipses
“Citizen” here refers to citizens of Planet Earth. These projects are open to everyone, regardless of country of birth or legal citizenship status. If you are not already familiar with NASA’s citizen science opportunities or specific projects related to the April 8 solar eclipse, we encourage you to read Contribute to NASA Research on Eclipse […]
Posted March 27, 2024
Citizen Science
Comets
Heliophysics
Skywatching
SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)
The Solar System
The Sun
On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data. SOHO has achieved this milestone over 28 years in space, even though it was never designed […]
Posted March 27, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Heliophysics Research Program
Ionosphere
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Skywatching
NASA will launch three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet.
Posted March 25, 2024
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