22 August 2017
Total eclipse wows viewers in the US
... continental United States in 38 years and the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the US in nearly a century. Those outside the path of totality, were still able to view a partial eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk, but...
04 February 2018
In the Shadow of the Moon: the science, magic and mystery of solar eclipses
... on a bridge across the Snake River in Idaho. The author is an astrophysicist and anthropologist, the “fortunate witness” of eight total solar eclipses which have taken him from the South Pacific to the Egypt-Libya border. Having been trained...
August 2018
Exoplanet census promises radical discoveries
... from the original coronagraph designed and built by Bernard Lyot in 1931 to observe the solar corona without having to go to a total solar eclipse. While most large ground telescopes have coronagraphs, distortions due to the atmosphere limit the...
June 2019
Solar superstorms and their effects on Earth
...-energy solar astrophysics, space weather and statistical data science with a focus on engaging the public through education, outreach and science communication. Dr Young led NASA’s national engagement plan for the August 2017 total solar eclipse.
