There's a Solar Eclipse Tomorrow!

1. If you haven't heard, there's a big solar eclipse tomorrow. 

People from Oregon to Texas will get the full thing. Everyone else in the U.S. will get a partial eclipse. The entire event will last two to three hours, but the full eclipse will be a lot shorter. In the best spots, just four to five minutes tops.

 

 

The full shadow will pass over the coast of Oregon around 9:15 AM Pacific . . . move southeast through Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas . . . and then pass into the Gulf of Mexico around noon Central. 

 

 

It's an "annular" eclipse. That means the Moon is so far away right now, it's slightly smaller than the sun. It's why it's also called a "Ring of Fire" eclipse. No matter where you are, don't look directly at it. It can damage your eyes.

 

 

2. In other space news: The Parker space probe set a new record for fastest object humans have ever made . . . just under 395,000 miles per hour. And a study found we might be able to make roads and landing pads on the Moon by blasting moon dust with giant lasers.