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Super-Fast Jet Planes Are About to Chase a Solar Eclipse!
Photo: Victoria Prymak / Unsplash
NASA is sending two incredible jet planes to fly high above the clouds and chase the Moon's shadow as it blocks out the Sun. These flying laboratories will zoom along at 460 miles per hour to capture stunning pictures of the Sun's glowing atmosphere [the outer layer of gas]. Who knew you could go drag racing with a solar eclipse in the sky?
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Newsround (BBC)
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