In order to investigate how a decrease in sunlight affects the ionosphere, the outer layer of Earth’s atmosphere that is filled with atmospheric gases, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that three rockets will be launched into the moon’s shadow on April 8 during a total solar eclipse, according to News Week.
There will be a total solar eclipse that can be seen in 15 US states, Canada, and Mexico in North America. It is thought to be the solar celestial event that is most followed.
At the space agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, where 81% of the sun will be obscured, the sounding rockets will be fired at regular intervals.
Three rockets will be launched: the first 45 minutes before the solar eclipse begins, the second during the middle of the eclipse, and the final one 45 minutes before it ends.
Sounding rockets are rockets designed to teach people science by carrying and launching scientific equipment.
The test’s objective is to investigate any alterations brought on by the eclipse’s abrupt lack of sunlight.
