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Astronauts witness rare 53-minute total solar eclipse from beyond Moon, NASA shares video
short by Anmol Sharma / on Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
NASA's Artemis II astronauts witnessed a 53-minute total solar eclipse from beyond the Moon on Monday. The Sun disappeared behind the Moon as Orion spacecraft, the Moon, and the Sun aligned during the historic lunar flyby. The crew used the opportunity to study the solar corona, the Sun’s outermost atmosphere.
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