2024 Total Solar Eclipse

Carolin Frueh, associate professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University, left, Heather Futrell, program executive in the Heliophysics Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Briony Horgan, associate professor of Planetary Science at Purdue University, and Nicole Rayl, associate director for Flight Programs in the Heliophysics Divison of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, speak to attendees at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during a panel discussion about the Parker Solar Probe and space weather ahead of the total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)