Solar eclipse near nebula (Shutterstock)
By Shannon Schmoll, Director, Abrams Planetarium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University. NASA's projection of the August 21 solar eclipse. NASA Editor’s note: A total solar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. on Monday, August 21. Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, explains why and how it happens,…
