The Moon hides a black shadow on Earth when viewed from the universe

Astronauts on ISS look to Earth to observe the solar eclipse while millions of people in the US look up at the sky from the ground.

While millions of people gathered in many locations in the US to observe the solar eclipse of August 21, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) saw three times this phenomenon when flying around the Earth. Verge on August 21 reported.

The total eclipse phenomenon sweeps through the United States from the universe.(Video: NOAA).

Since ISS completes a cycle around the Earth every 90 minutes, members of the 52nd expedition team on ISS have three times to record the Moon's eclipses . However, they could not witness the total solar eclipse due to ISS not passing through the shadow of the Moon covering the Earth, according to NASA.

Observing the solar eclipse from Earth, Joel Kowsky, NASA's image editor at Banner, Wyoming recorded the moment ISS passed in front of the Sun like a black little H.

ISS image passes before the Sun at the solar eclipse.(Photo: NASA).

Solar eclipse takes place because of the size and distance of celestial bodies in the universe. The Moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun. The Earth's distance - The Moon is less than Earth's distance - the Sun is about 400 times. This makes the Moon and Sun the same size as seen from Earth, allowing the Moon to completely cover the Sun.

The previous appearance of the total solar eclipse in the US was 1979. The Moon will continue to completely obscure the Sun on April 8, 2024. This phenomenon can be observed from Texas to Maine in the US or part of Mexico and eastern Canada.