We sent a balloon to space to film the solar eclipse
What does an eclipse look like from the edge of space? We travelled to Spain for the 2026 total solar eclipse to find out. Sponsored by 80,000 Hours - Head to http://80000hours.org/veritasium to start planning a career that can help change the world for the better. By joining their newsletter, you’ll get a free copy of their in-depth career guide sent to your inbox. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - https://ve42.co/Newsletter To be in with a chance of getting a NASA sticker that went to the edge of space during the eclipse and for early access to work-in-progress videos, join our Patreon https://ve42.co/VePatreon Last year, we launched Elements of Truth on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response. We’re now in the final stages of production, with Kickstarter rewards shipping soon. If you missed the campaign, you can now pre-order the retail edition through our new website here - https://ve42.co/YTDEcl If you backed us on Kickstarter, don’t worry, your game will ship before any pre-orders are fulfilled. ▀▀▀ 00:00 The 2026 Total Solar Eclipse 02:00 Why there are more total solar eclipses in the Northern Hemisphere 03:30 How we get 5 solar eclipses a year 06:20 Why the Sun turns white only during totality 09:27 How the eclipse faked an element 11:10 The weird shadows during the eclipse 14:06 Shadow band effect 17:00 Filming the eclipse from space ▀▀▀ Special thanks to the experts and collaborators who made this video possible: The Montana State University NASA Ballooning Team, for working with us on this video and for the incredible footage of the eclipse from the edge of space. Project Leads: Angela Des Jardins and Michael Walach Students: Ava Arbogast, Isabel Besel, Ryder Cole, Daniel Graves, Mari Greene, Mikael Savage, Gabriel Sova, Addison Zumwalt The Exploratorium Team, for providing their insights and footage from their livestream © The Exploratorium All rights reserved. Used and adapted with authorization. The Exploratorium® is a registered trademark of The Exploratorium®. http://www.exploratorium.edu Michael Kirk for taking the time to chat with us and sharing his expertise. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for speaking with us and for sharing details of their WB-57 aircraft eclipse mission. The team at @astrumspace for their help and support on this video. Check out their video on how ESA’s Proba-3 mission uses satellites to create artificial eclipses in space and reveal the inner corona for the first time: https://youtu.be/fv5lJjR6DmQ Also, very glad we ran into https://www.youtube.com/@UCyC3HkaEzr7PBNuE2oPvQKg during totality! Check out his channel! ▀▀▀ References: https://ve42.co/EclipseReferences ▀▀▀ Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Adam Foreman, Albert Wenger, Alex Porter, Alexander Tamas, André Powell, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Bertrand Serlet, Blake Byers, Bruce, Bryan Ackermann, Chris Brewer, Data Don, Dave Kircher, David Johnston, David Tseng, EJ Alexandra, Evgeny Skvortsov, Garrett Mueller, Gnare, gpoly, Hayden Christensen, Hong Thai Le, Hybrid Minds, Ibby Hadeed, Jeromy Johnson, Juan Benet, Kelcey Steele, KeyWestr, Kyi, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Mark Heising, Martin Paull, Meekay, meg noah, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Parsee Health, Paul Peijzel, Robson, Sam Lutfi, Shalva Bukia, Sinan Taifour, Sweet_Nemo, Tj Steyn, Ubiquity Ventures, wolfee ▀▀▀ Credits Writers: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck, Producer and Director: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck Presenter: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck Editors: Peter Nelson and Trenton Oliver Assistant Editor: James Stuart Animators: Archie Crofton and Emma Wright Researchers: Sophia Rose, Aakash Singh Bagga, Shourya Shrivastava and Gabe Strong Camera Operators: Archie Crofton, Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović, Henry van Dyck, James Stuart and Peter Nelson Thumbnail Designers: Abdallah Rabah, Daniel Ellacott & Ben Powell Production Team: Jess Bishop-Laggett, Glen Griffiths, Matthew Cavanagh, Anna Milkovic, Justin St Laurent and James Dowse Executive Producers: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović & Henry van Dyck
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