Solar eclipses have always been a subject of curiosity. Even as science debunks the myth of a solar eclipse, humans never stop being in awe as darkness engulfs the sun and casts a shadow across the Earth.
On April 8, 2024, North America will witness the last total solar eclipse in more than two decades. Over the next decade, other parts of the world will experience this rare celestial event. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, the Sun's disk is obscured, and the corona is observed during a total solar eclipse.
Different gravitational pulls on the moon and other celestial bodies, and potentially other factors, change how time unfolds relative to how it is perceived on Earth. In addition, it provides a timing reference for lunar spacecraft and satellites whose missions also require extremely high accuracy.
Incredible Hubble multiwavelength image scenes like this one can help us better understand how the most massive and brightest stars in the Milky Way form.
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