A total solar eclipse — when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun — will be visible across North and Central America on April 8. For people in the contiguous U.S., it will be 20 years until their next opportunity to see one, according to NASA.
Some airplane passengers will have the chance to experience the eclipse in the sky next month, Delta Air Lines announced. The special flight — number 1218 — is scheduled to travel from Austin, Texas, to Detroit from 12:15 p.m. CT until 4:20 p.m. ET "for umbraphiles to be able to spend as much time as possible directly within the path of totality."
