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Our Sun probably has a bunch of siblings

5:13pm April 11, 2024

by Regina G. Barber

Stars are born in clusters. Some stay together as binaries, some drift apart and some are violently thrown out of the family. The Pleiades are young clustered blue stars being born from dust and gas.

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Astronomer Wanda Diaz-Merced didn't watch the eclipse. She listened

5:25pm April 10, 2024

Astronomer Wanda Diaz-Merced, who is blind, describes her experience listening to Monday's solar eclipse with a device called LightSound.

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How 'Morning Edition' listeners experienced the solar eclipse

5:09am April 09, 2024

From awe and excitement to trepidation, Americans share their experiences of Monday's solar eclipse.

A new lunar time zone has been pitched for the moon.

NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work

5:01am April 09, 2024

by Kai McNamee

A new lunar time zone is all about ensuring the success of future, multinational missions to the moon.

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Junior Espejo looks through eclipse glasses being handed out by NASA in Houlton, Maine. Used correctly, eclipse glasses prevent eye damage.

Worried about eclipse damage to your eyes? Don't panic

4:14pm April 08, 2024

Eye damage is rare and sometimes temporary, but it never hurts to get it checked.

People visit a NASA information booth to grab solar eclipse glasses in Russellville, Arkansas. The space agency has debunked a number of myths about the total solar eclipse — including ideas about food going bad, or unborn babies being harmed.

Solar eclipse myths and rumors bubble up, from radiation to food poisoning

2:05pm April 08, 2024

by Bill Chappell

NASA debunks these and other myths: Will a solar eclipse harm a pregnant woman's baby if she looks at it? Does an eclipse emit special radiation that can instantly blind you?

Amos Yew, right, uses a lens on an iPhone to record video in the first stages of the total solar eclipse Monday August 21, 2017 in Madras, Oregon.

Science

Watch Live: Total Solar Eclipse

1:57pm April 08, 2024

by The NPR Network

This will be the last chance to catch a total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. for about 20 years, so here's what you need to know to safely enjoy!

Hundreds of balloons are being launched into the path of the eclipse as part of a program to educate students.

Hundreds of balloons go airborne to witness the eclipse from the edge of space

1:08pm April 08, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

A NASA-backed program to launch research balloons is designed to study the atmosphere while training students.

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Special Coverage from NPR: 2024 TOTAL ECLIPSE LIVE

10:34am April 08, 2024

by NPR

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will darken a swath of North America in the middle of the day, a cosmic event that is generating buzz, travel plans and watch parties from Mexico to Maine and beyond.

A person uses a pair of binoculars to watch the moon pass infront of the Earth's star marking a total eclipse in Vigo, northwestern Spain on March 20, 2015.

Arts

How to follow today's solar eclipse, even if you're not near totality

7:39am April 08, 2024

by Emily Alfin Johnson

Never fear, we have some FOMO-friendly resources to help you enjoy totality, even if you're outside the path.