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  Total Solar Eclipse 2024 on April 8th All About It On April 8, 2024, North American skywatchers will be viewing an extraordinary astronomical event - a total solar eclipse. This natural phenomenon will be visible from certain regions of Mexico, the United States, and Canada, as the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, casting a shadow on the Earth's surface.  The eclipse will last for several minutes and the path of totality from different regions or areas in North America, where the eclipse can be seen in its total eclipse form, will stretch from southern Mexico, through central and eastern parts of the United States, and up to Canada's eastern coast. Observers in this path will witness the Sun's corona, the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere.  Safety and Precautions Observing a solar eclipse can be dangerous and cause permanent eye damage. Use solar filters or eclipse glasses to view the eclipse safely because the sun's harmful rays are much more powerful

 SpaceX Crew-7 Successfully Splashes Down After Completing Mission Four astronauts from different space agencies have returned to Earth after nearly six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. They landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida and were seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN. Credit goes to NASA/Joel Kowsky. Introduction After spending 199 days in orbit, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 safely returned home, splashing down off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Tuesday. The international crew of four, consisting of NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, returned to Earth at 5:47 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft was retrieved by teams aboard SpaceX recovery vessels, and the crew will now fly to NASA’s Johnson Space Cente