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⋅ April 8, 2024
NEWS
CBS News

What time the 2024 solar eclipse starts, reaches peak totality and ends today
CBS News
In Dallas, NASA data shows the partial eclipse will first become visible at 12:23 p.m. CT. The next states in the path of totality are Oklahoma and Arkansas, where the eclipse begins in Little Rock at 12:33 p.m. CT.
The New York Times

Live Updates: Millions Await the Eclipse’s Dark Path Across a Continent
The New York Times
What to know about the ‘Great North American Eclipse.’ Across North America on Monday, the moon will materialize and eat into the yellow orb of the sun, casting a shadow over a …
CNN

What the solar eclipse looks like from space as it moves over the Pacific toward North America
CNN
The two Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, are too small to offer a total eclipse like the ones we can see here on Earth. But they do routinely pass in front of the sun, keeping some of its rays from reaching the red planet.
The New York Times

The Two Men Who Wanted to Categorize Every Living Thing on Earth
The New York Times
Roberts’s exploration centers on the competing work of Linnaeus and another scientific pioneer, the French mathematician and naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon. Of the two, Linnaeus is far better known today. Of course, Roberts notes, the …
CNN

Total solar eclipse: Where and when to watch and what to look out for
CNN
An estimated 32 million people across the US live within the path of totality, or locations where the moon will completely block the face of the sun from view for a few moments. The eclipse will first …
CBS News

When is the next total solar eclipse in the US after today? See the paths for the 2044 and 2045 events
CBS News
The next total solar eclipses in North America are not anticipated until 2044 and 2045. “A total solar eclipse is one of the most spectacular things anyone can see in their lifetime,” Virginia …
The Washington Post

Why this eclipse could really prove Einstein was correct
The Washington Post
EL SALTO, Mexico — Three hours before the total solar eclipse, the sky had only a few wispy clouds. “It looks good,” said Toby Dittrich, a physics professor at Portland Community College. For him, the eclipse isn’t about the pictures of an occulted sun …
TIME

What the World Has Learned From Past Eclipses
TIME
Glass positive photograph of the corona, taken at Sobral in Brazil, with a telescope of 4 inches in aperture and 19 feet focal length. The expedition, organised by physicist Sir Arthur Eddington (1882-1944) of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, …
The New York Times

What Solar Eclipse-Gazing Has Looked Like for the Past 2 Centuries
The New York Times
For centuries, people have been clamoring to glimpse solar eclipses. From astronomers with custom-built photographic equipment to groups huddled together with special glasses, this spectacle has captivated the human imagination.
NPR

Solar eclipse myths and rumors bubble up, from radiation to food poisoning
NPR
Solar eclipses have long triggered fanciful explanations and warnings, from religious mythology to modern-day superstition. In recent days, for instance, a message circulated online warning people to turn off their cellphones and other devices …