Why NASA says the total solar eclipse on Monday will be way cooler than any before it

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The 2017 total solar eclipsefrom atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon.

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A group of NY inmates are so desperate to see the upcoming solar eclipse that they're suing to witness the phenomenon

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The 2017 total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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Canada's Niagara region declares 'state of emergency' as a million total solar eclipse watchers predicted

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The 2017 total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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NASA map shows where and when to see the total solar eclipse of April 2024, as the path of totality crosses the US

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A total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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Delta is doing a special flight for viewing the Great American Eclipse

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A Delta Air Lines plane.

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Watch the sun show off all year with a total eclipse, strong solar storms, and NASA almost landing on the solar surface

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The sun develops coronal holes, one of many forms of solar activity that could peak this year.

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Mars's sad, potato-shaped moon eclipsing the sun shown in NASA video. Be glad you're on Earth for this weekend's solar eclipse.

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That slow-moving blob is Mars's moon Phobos transiting across the sun.

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A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse is happening in the US this weekend but if you miss it there's another one in 2024. This NASA map shows where and when to spot both.

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A total solar eclipse photographed from the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon.

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A rare solar eclipse is happening in the US this weekend and 68 million Americans have the chance to see it. Here's when, where, and how to see this spectacular 'ring of fire' safely.

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An annular solar eclipse as seen by Japan's Hinode spacecraft.

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