"NASA and Scientists to Study Solar Eclipse with Planes and Probe"

Scientists are gearing up to study the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8 using high-altitude planes and sun-orbiting probes to observe the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, which is normally too bright to see. The eclipse provides a rare opportunity to collect data that may give insights into the future of the sun, including understanding the origin of the solar wind and why the corona is millions of degrees hotter than the sun's surface. Multiple spacecraft, including NASA's Parker Solar Probe and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, will be observing the eclipse to capture details of the sun's atmosphere and the solar wind, which are crucial for understanding space weather and its effects on Earth.