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  Four ways anyone can be a scientist during the solar eclipse

  Citizen scientists, assemble.

  ... real-world laboratory. During the total solar eclipse on April 17, 1912, British ... be geotagged automatically. Extra-credit: It's important to make multiple observations (at ...

  By Aparna Nathan
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  We've been predicting eclipses for over 2000 years. Here's how.

  It's amazing what centuries of data can do.

  ... happening. It was equally as important to know why it was ... The meaning of the eclipse was less important than other factors: “For ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  10 easy ways you can tell for yourself that the Earth is not flat

  The evidence is right in front of you.

  ... our species' intellectual pursuit is important and interesting. You don't need ... coincidental geometry of a total solar eclipse
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  Scientists are trying to confirm the existence of a giant ringed planet

  Fifty times the size of Jupiter.

  ... up. No, not the total solar eclipse in August that we're all ... , predictable orbital period. But it's important to note that this giant ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Missed This Morning's Solar Eclipse Over Africa?

  Watch a time-lapse here

  ... Slooh's live broadcast of the solar eclipse that passed over Africa today ... panic. You can watch the solar eclipse in a beautiful time-lapse captured ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  One weird thing about eclipses you've probably never noticed

  Some drawings to explain the August eclipse's trajectory.

  ... time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will cut a path across ... more perspectives on the upcoming eclipse, stay tuned for more coverage ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  NASA needs your help during the August eclipse

  Don't worry, it's not rocket science.

  ... NASA scientists are finalizing their eclipse plans too. And if you're ... to inspire a million eclipse viewers to become eclipse scientists.” NASA scientists ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  I write about space for a living—and I'm probably skipping the total eclipse

  Even partial eclipses can be exciting.

  ... , you can't miss the eclipse. The eclipse is going to come to ... outside during the eclipse, watching through my solar filters and solar eclipse glasses (not ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Come watch a live stream of today's total solar eclipse

  Experience over two minutes of glorious darkness.

  ... shade solar filter, which is the same kind used in eclipse glasses. ... instead How to photograph the solar eclipse: The only guide you need ...

  By Jason Lederman
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  Total eclipses aren't that rare—and you've probably missed a bunch of them

  They happen about once every 18 months

  ... two or three solar eclipses every year. A partial eclipse is, as the ... We won't always have total solar eclipses The Moon is drifting away ...

  By Sara Chodosh
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  WATCH: The coincidental geometry of a total solar eclipse

  It's both chance and certainty. And there's something kind of beautiful about that.

  ... math and coincidence. A total solar eclipse is both chance and certainty. ... that order)—you get a solar eclipse. Think of the Earthling looking ...

  By Tom McNamara
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  Watch Live: 2015's Total Solar Eclipse

  Tune in Friday at 4:30 a.m. ET to watch the moon eclipse the sun

  ... stream of 2015's only total solar eclipse from the relative comfort of ... eclipse will actually be a huge strain and test for Europe's solar ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  The play-by-play of a total solar eclipse

  Excerpt: Mask of the Sun

  ... do anything during a total solar eclipse. It begins when the Moon's ... , there is no evidence that solar eclipses cause a change in cloud ...

  By John Dvorak
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  From our archives: Chasing eclipses in the 19th and 20th century

  Popular Science on eclipses in Sumatra, Spain, and Hawaii.

  ... really looking forward to August's solar eclipse. But that's nothing new. We've ... , but researchers were still using solar eclipse observations to bolster the theory ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Bill Nye's advice for enjoying the eclipse

  It's an event that should bring us all together, so don't mess it up.

  ... experience some kind of partial eclipse. Millions and millions of people ... while physical safety is obviously important, Nye seemed even more concerned ...

  By Rachel Feltman
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  This Thursday, See A Partial Solar Eclipse At Sunset

  If you're in Northern Canada, you'll get the best view.

  ... probably remember from science class, solar eclipses occur when the moon passes ... it a partial solar eclipse. The next total solar eclipse will occur on March ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Amazing Views From This Morning's Total Solar Eclipse

  One of our writers went all the way to the remote Faroe Islands to get the best view of the event

  ... Middle East--awoke to a stunning solar eclipse this morning. The rare event ... one could experience a total solar eclipse: the Faroe Islands, where I ...

  By Eric Adams
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  How to make sure your eclipse glasses actually work

  Don't fry your eyeballs with counterfeits.

  ... can view August's solar eclipse Here is your 2017 solar eclipse playlist 4 ways ... you can be a scientist during the solar eclipse ...

  By Rachel Feltman
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  Look What Our Sun Threw Up

  A magnificent flare, with a magnitude of 6.7. Plus, see our favorite Sun pics ever

  ... April 17, the Solar Dynamics Observatory observed the solar dynamic above, and ... Hrala, and, photographed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, which has been ...
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  How to watch the super blood wolf moon this weekend

  Okay, it's really just an eclipse.

  ... watch the magic unfold. Sunday's eclipse will be visible throughout North ... This is nothing like a solar eclipse; you can stare all you ...

  By Neel V. Patel
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  NASA is sending a spacecraft to investigate the 'bubble' that protects our solar system

  You map, IMAP, we all map.

  ... at the Sun during an eclipse. Wear sunscreen and sunglasses if ... mission. “The implications of this research could reach well beyond the ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Bill Nye's Solar Sail Has Stopped Sending Data Back To Earth … Again

  We really need to work on our communication skills

  ... the satellite's position and other important information to flight controllers. According ... such that it experiences an “eclipse” every half hour or so. ...

  By Loren Grush
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  Space dust is stirring this star's plasma soup

  What is the solar wind, anyways?

  ... has been observed during solar eclipses for centuries. The solar wind travels at ... electric charge thanks to the solar wind's powerful pummeling. Researchers are ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Weighing This Tiny Planet Could Help The Search For Alien Life

  This Mars-sized exoplanet is a big deal

  ... spotted it by watching it eclipse its star, and the tiny ... how unique (or not) our solar system is. And that has ...

  By Sarah Fecht