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futura August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse
We’re tracking our hearts when the midday sky goes dark— (Yeah, we're checking the pulse!)
futura Learn how to capture stunning images of the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse without damaging your camera equipment or your eyes.
Confused nature: During totality, bees have been observed stopping their flight mid-air and dropping to the ground, thinking it is night.
futura See how local wildlife and animals react to the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, in this educational infographic.
Which NASA citizen science program allows families to report eclipse data using smartphones?
Protective eyewear designed with special-purpose solar filters that allow safe viewing of a solar eclipse. Spain will distribute two million free certified glasses for the August 12, 2026 event.
futura Play Totality Team Up and discover how to join global citizen science projects for the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.