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Warning ahead of special astronomical event
Warning ahead of special astronomical event

NASA has issued an important solar eclipse warning that could break your smartphone.

A solar eclipse is set to take place tomorrow the sun will be completely blocked by the moon.

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A solar eclipse will take place as the moon moves in front of the sunCredit: Getty
The eclipse will be visible in parts of the UK
The eclipse will be visible in parts of the UKCredit: Getty
Where to see eclipse
Where to see eclipse

The event will probably last around three minutes and 38 seconds.

Now experts at NASA have warned the public not to try and film the event on their mobile phones.

The question posed to NASA on X which asked if the eclipse event could damage a mobile phone.

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NASA responded with a post which read: "@NASAHQPhoto team, and the answer is yes, the phone sensor could be damaged just like any other image sensor if it’s pointed directly at the Sun.

"This is especially true if you’re using any sort of magnifying lens attachment on the phone. You would need to utilize the proper filters just like on any other camera.

"The best practice would be to hold a pair of eclipse glasses in front of your phone’s lenses when photographing the Sun at any point other than totality."

NASA photographer Bill Ingalls said: "The real pictures are going to be of the people around you pointing, gawking, and watching it.

"Those are going to be some great moments to capture to show the emotion of the whole thing."

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said: "Please, please put those glasses on.

"The dark spot she was describing was in the shape of a crescent."

Chris Lintott, professor of astrophysics at the University of Oxford, told Sky News, said: "A total solar eclipse is one of the grandest sights in nature - and may be very rare anywhere in the galaxy.

"I get a shiver down my spine every time,"

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NASA has picked three companies to develop a new lunar racer car that Artemis astronauts will use to traverse the Moon in the 2030s.

It will help astronauts reach mysterious, never-before-explored destinations, that are deemed unreachable by foot.

The lunar terrain rover (LTV) will be an essential string in Nasa's bow in terms of scientific research and exploring the Moon's south pole during the Artemis V mission.

The south pole is, scientists believe, the most promising location for water-based ice, which will be key to future human habitation on the Moon.

The concentration of precious lunar materials in the polar region is also of interest to the US government, experts say.

Tom Duffy

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