On April 8, a rare astronomical phenomenon will take place over North America: a total solar eclipse. Michigan State University Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment Sciences Seth Jacobson, a planetary scientist, explained that a solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and earth are in alignment, with the moon between the earth and the sun. "What makes a total eclipse special is that the moon is just large enough in the sky to completely occult the light of the sun, if it lines up perfectly," Jacobson said. Vice President of the Astronomy Club and astrophysics junior Sanskriti Verma said the eclipse is something that can be enjoyed by all, not just those studying astronomy or astrophysics, because of how intriguing it is. "Even if we ignore the astronomy part of it, it’s still super cool to have this huge thing in the sky, and everything is going to be dark," Verma said. "It’s just a very exciting phenomenon." Read the full story at the link in our bio. ...