NASA scientific teams deployed WB-57 high-altitude aircraft in Iceland and coordinated the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project to study the Sun's corona and Earth's atmosphere during the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.

Key Details

• A total solar eclipse occurred on August 12, 2026, with the path of totality passing over Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain
• NASA science teams in Iceland chased the Moon's shadow in a WB-57 jet to image the solar corona in visible and infrared light
• The NASA-supported Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project launched scientific balloons to measure atmospheric changes during the eclipse
• The next total solar eclipse will occur on August 2, 2027, crossing southern Spain, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen

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