In an achievement that defies conventional wisdom among astronomers, a trio of eclipse chasers has captured what experts confirm is the first documented observation of the solar corona during a ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – If there weren’t already enough reasons to travel to an area along the path of totality during the solar eclipse, here’s another unique viewing opportunity. In areas that will ...

On any regular day, the sun's corona isn't visible because the surface of the sun itself is so goddamn bright. This is why the corona is the best part of the eclipse. During a total solar eclipse, the ...

For most folks on Earth, the spectacular sight of the sun’s fiery corona can be witnessed only during a total solar eclipse. But even before the widely watched astronomical event on April 8, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. In 100 days—on December 14, 2020—a magnificent totality ...

This image shows field lines of a solar coronal magnetic model based on measurements from the National Solar Observatory Integrated Synoptic Program, one solar rotation before the Aug. 21 total solar ...

Usually when you move away from a heat source, it gets cooler. Not so in the sun’s atmosphere. A total solar eclipse shines a light on the sun’s elusive atmosphere. When the moon blocks the sun, it’s ...

You’ve been drawing the sun’s corona ever since you were in pre-K — and that’s probably the last time it made any sense. The sun is the 865,000-mile ball of gas that was the scribbly yellow circle in ...

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