NASA Readies High-Altitude Jet, Balloons for Aug. 12 Solar Eclipse

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NASA eclipse mission will chase moon’s shadow over Iceland

NASA scientists are preparing to chase Wednesday's total solar eclipse aboard a high-altitude research aircraft in a mission designed to capture rare data about the sun.The WB-57 aircraft will take...

Science Campaigns Planned for the August 12th Total Solar Eclipse

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Why NASA Is About To Fly Into Iceland’s Total Solar Eclipse

Jets from NASA and the Irish Air Corps C-295, as well as a host of private jets, are preparing to deploy jets and scientific balloons during August's total solar eclipse.

NASA science soars during August total solar eclipse

Each time the moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse—darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the sun's ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona—it presents new opportunities to better understand our star and its influence on Earth.