{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"airborne-observatory-improves-views-of-solar-corona-during-cloud-covered-eclipse-549503b2","title":"Airborne observatory improves views of solar corona during cloud-covered eclipse","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-airborne-observatory-views-solar-corona.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/airborne-observatory-improves-views-of-solar-corona-during-cloud-covered-eclipse-549503b2","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Using unique equipment installed on NASA's WB-57 aircraft flying above heavy clouds off the coast of Iceland, a Southwest Research Institute-led team successfully observed a total solar eclipse on Wednesday. The high-altitude jet followed the moon's shadow at 50,000 feet (15,000 meters) to take measurements of the solar corona in nine different wavelengths, ranging from visible to infrared light.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-14T22:40:03+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-14T23:00:12.457483+00:00"}}