SCIENCE À LA COQUE : In the shadow of the sun: the secrets of total eclipses

Two total solar eclipses will be visible in Europe on August 12, 2026, and August 2, 2027. These natural phenomena are fascinating for many reasons. Beyond their striking beauty, they are always an exceptional source of information about the workings of our star. By revealing its atmosphere, called the corona, under conditions unattainable outside of eclipses, even from space, these fleeting alignments allow us to understand the physical processes responsible for the extreme temperatures that prevail there and that are the source of the solar wind.