Nasa to chase Aug 12, 2026 total solar eclipse at 460mph with 86 balloons

A unique event to study the Sun and 86 balloons to explore Earth's atmosphereFor a few precious minutes the Moon can turn a bright summer afternoon into a strange twilight. Birds stop chirping, the temperature drops and the Sun’s brilliant outer atmosphere, the corona, looks like a glowing halo in the sky. Millions will be wowed by the spectacle of a total solar eclipse, but scientists see something even more amazing: a rare natural laboratory that can unlock secrets about the Sun and reveal how our own planet reacts when daylight suddenly vanishes.According to a latest report by the official NASA website, NASA-funded researchers will use this celestial event as the basis for one of the most ambitious eclipse science campaigns ever attempted on August 12, 2026. A high-altitude research jet