On Monday, North America saw the last big eclipse that will happen over the continent for the next 20 years. The amazing event brought total darkness to over 30 million people, and hundreds of millions more saw partial eclipses.Science News
employees were part of this. In various places across the United States,
Science News staff looked up at the sun getting smaller and enjoyed the view with other sky watchers, including groups of scientists researching the eclipse’s impact on Earth See how.
Science News staff, family, friends, and others across the United States witnessed the eclipse. Jackie Ludden Nardelli's daughter practices using her eclipse glasses in Brandywine, Md., on March 20, 2024. Nardelli works for the Society for Science, which publishes Science News.
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Jackie Ludden NardelliNaya, the 6-year-old dog of Aina Abell, editorial assistant at -
Science News , wears eclipse glasses in a residential area in Erie, Pa., on Monday, April 8, 2024.Sirapa MallaDan Pfeiffer sets up telescopes in his yard on the shore of Lake Erie, in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, 2024. The progression of the eclipse can be seen in a projection. -
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editor-in-chief Nancy Shute with subscribers Paul and Kathy Mathews in Painesville, Ohio, on Monday, April 8, 2024. Courtesy of Nancy ShuteScience News -
intern Helen Bradshaw’s view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 8, 2024. Helen BradshawA Sunspotter at Turner Farm Park in Great Falls, Va., shows the moon’s shadow on Monday, April 8, 2024. -
Mary Beth Lewis-ThompsonDarkness falls over Lake Tawakoni, about an hour east of Dallas, as the moon moves fully in front of the sun during the total solar eclipse, on Monday, April 8, 2024. -
When the moon blocked out the sun during the eclipse in Charlotte, Vermont, crowds began to cheer, on Monday, April 8, 2024.Adam Mann -
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reporter Meghan Rosen with her family in Charlotte, Vermont, on Monday, April 8, 2024. Meghan RosenA couple takes a photo with their eclipse glasses on a grassy section of the National Mall outside the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 8, 2024. -
Brandon StandleyA man watches the eclipse from the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 8, 2024. -
Brandon StandleyPeople gather to watch the eclipse during a Society for Science watch party on Monday, April 8, 2024. -
Jackie Ludden NardelliScience News employees went to different parts of the United States to witness the eclipse’s brightness. Here’s a peek at what we saw during the 2024 event.
