Pretend you have never heard of a solar eclipse. The Sunโs behavior has been predictable your whole life. One day, you witness the sky transform as it does in todayโs spliced image spanning two hours of the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse. The Sun disappears, leaving behind a bright, empty ring. What would you think had happened? Humans have interpreted eclipses in countless ways throughout history, embedding beliefs about connection, rebirth, or danger into culture. โEclipseโ comes from the Greek word โรฉkleipsisโ meaning โabandonmentโ. In ancient Greece, the solar eclipse marked the anger of the gods and the Sun abandoning humanity. To the Dinรฉ people, this celestial alignment is a time of renewal. Out of respect and to avoid the danger of sunlight, the Dinรฉ stay inside until the Sun and Moon separate. The Batammariba people of Benin and Togo believe that the Sun and Moon fight during an eclipse, so the community encourages peace among themselves. Eclipses are an example of the longstanding connection between astronomy and society. Gallery: Solar Eclipse of 2026 August 12
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Copyright: **Javier Castro
Text:
Keighley Rockcliffe
(NASA
GSFC,
UMBC CSST,
CRESST II)** ๐ญ
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| Name | Craft |
|---|---|
| Oleg Kononenko | ISS |
| Nikolai Chub | ISS |
| Tracy Caldwell Dyson | ISS |
| Matthew Dominick | ISS |
| Michael Barratt | ISS |
| Jeanette Epps | ISS |
| Alexander Grebenkin | ISS |
| Butch Wilmore | ISS |
| Sunita Williams | ISS |
| Li Guangsu | Tiangong |
| Li Cong | Tiangong |
| Ye Guangfu | Tiangong |