2017 solar eclipse

A woman looks through a telescope on the football field at Madras High School the evening before a solar eclipse in Madras, Oregon, Aug. 20, 2017.

Watch: NASA streamed the Great American Eclipse

August 21, 2017Science

Millions of sky-gazers staked out viewing spots across the United States Monday to see the sun briefly disappear behind the moon, in the first total solar eclipse in 99 years to cast a shadow on the entire continent. You can watch it here.

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