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SCI & TECHLOWAug 12 · Aug 12, 2026, 8:31 AM

Mainland Europe's first total eclipse since 2006

France 24 [en]

We’re just hours away from a rare celestial event: a total solar eclipse. Day will briefly turn to night across parts of northern Spain as the Moon completely blocks out the Sun, while millions more will witness a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern United States and northwest Africa. But how a total solar eclipse work? Loic Rossi, Project manager at the French Astronomy Association, tells us everything on solar eclipses.

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