Eclipse of the Century*: Lengthy 6-Minute Solar Eclipse Coming on August 2, 2027

No, the world is not going to go dark this weekend. Some people may have seen false news or rumors online about a huge solar eclipse happening soon, but that's not true. The really big solar eclipse that people are talking about — sometimes called the "eclipse of the century" — won’t happen until August 2, 2027.

According to NASA, that eclipse will be a total solar eclipse, which means the moon will completely block the sun for a short time. At its longest point, the eclipse will last up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds. This is a very long time for a solar eclipse and makes it one of the longest ones in many years.

For comparison, the total solar eclipse that happened on April 8, 2024, lasted only 4 minutes and 28 seconds at its peak. And an even longer eclipse happened back in 1991 — it lasted 6 minutes and 53 seconds. Experts at Space.com say that the upcoming 2027 eclipse will be the longest total solar eclipse we’ll see until the year 2114.

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