NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science

NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science
During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is far hotter than its visible surface. Capturing the data they needed meant being in exactly the right place at the right time. Pilots from NASA’s Johnson Space Center flew the WB-57F high altitude research aircraft from Ellington F
Categories: Johnson Space Center, Ellington Field, Solar Eclipses, WB-57
Published (UTC): 2026-08-26T17:33:05.000Z
Original source: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/nasa-johnson-pilots-chase-moons-shadow-for-eclipse-science/