SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On April 8, 2024, the United States experienced a rare celestial event: a total solar eclipse. For a few brief hours, the moon traveled in front of the sun, blocking it ...

This year's eclipse won't cover as much ground as the one from 2024, but 13 states in the northeastern region of the U.S. should still have a view of the partial solar eclipse.

When did the last total solar eclipse happen? Prior to 2024, the last total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States occurred on Aug. 21, 2017.

Here’s how it works. Birds rest on a tree as the moon partially obscures the sun during a partial solar eclipse visible from Lahore on October 25, 2022. (Image credit: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images) ...