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The April 8 eclipse is just under two months away and cities across Arkansas have been preparing for months if not longer.

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars captured the Martian moon Phobos eclipsing the sun less than two months before a total eclipse of the sun visible across North America.

Atlas Obscuras Ecliptic Festival 2024 in Little Rock, Arkansas, will blend music, science, art, and wonder for four days around the total solar eclipse on April 8.

NASA-funded Eclipse Soundscapes Project will collect data and observations from volunteers across the path of totality to better understand how wildlife reacts.

On April 8, there will be a total solar eclipse in the Tri-State. Many communities will see it, but which ones will be closest to the middle of the path? According to NASA, the total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine on April 8. It will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States until 2044. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout all 48 contiguous U.S. states. As for the Tri-State, most of the area will be impact...

Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas has put tickets on sale for a special event on April 8 that it expects will attract a record number of visitors—just days after a tourist found a large diamond.

If you’re headed into the path of totality a great option for April 8s total solar eclipse across North America is a big public event organized by a museum, observatory or science center. 

The next "Super New Moon" on February 9 will be the first of three in 2024 and signal the beginning of Chinese New Year on February 10. The third event on April 8 will cause a total solar eclipse.

The path of totality is just two hours from Pittsburgh.

Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory at Tupper Lake, New York—one of very few observatories in the path of totality on April 8—is planning a major viewing event.