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NASA Sets Coverage for August 12 Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse

By  //  July 30, 2026

A total solar eclipse is seen in Dallas, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. (NASA Image)

(NASA) – On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal.

NASA will stream the eclipse live with views across the path and interviews with subject matter experts through a variety of platforms.

During the eclipse, NASA will conduct experiments in the path of totality.

To investigate the dynamics of the Sun’s corona, a NASA-funded science team will chase the Moon’s shadow with a WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft. The NASA-supported Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project is sending students from several U.S. universities to Iceland and Spain to launch scientific balloons before, during, and after the eclipse to research how the temporary darkening of our skies during the eclipse affects Earth’s atmosphere.

NASA’s eclipse coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):

Wednesday, Aug. 12

  • 1:15 p.m.: Eclipse broadcast begins

  • 1:45 p.m.: Totality begins in Iceland

  • 2:28 p.m.: Totality begins in Spain