Total solar eclipse of April 8: a very rare opportunity for scientists. Scientists will be hard at work on April 8 to collect valuable data during the solar eclipse.
The Sun is currently close to its peak activity, which returns every 11 years. Eclipses cause surprising behaviors in animals: for example, giraffes have been seen galloping, or roosters and locusts starting to crow. Three small sounding rockets will be launched before, during and just after the eclipse from Virginia, in the eastern United States.