Incredible footage of total solar eclipse from space

The footage showed the incredible view of the moon completely blocking the face of the sun, known as 'totality', as part of the Earth was shown to be covered with a black-hole-like circle.

One of the most anticipated moments of the year has come and gone as a total solar eclipse swept across North America. As millions of spectators gazed at the phenomenon from the ground, Elon Musk's Starlink satellite captured the eclipse during an orbit.

Astronauts from NASA witnessed the event from space as the International Space Station shared a clip that showed the shadow of the moon passing over the Earth. Scientists from the space agency "chased" the eclipse aboard three WB-57 jet planes travelling at 460mph to collect data on the corona - the sun's outer atmosphere.

Taking place 50,000ft in the air, the mission aimed to see how the sun impacts Earth's atmosphere, how the sun's own atmosphere works, and to search for possible asteroids orbiting the star.

The Mexican beach town of Mazatlan was the first place to witness the cosmic event at around 11.15am local time (7.15pm UK time). Hundreds of people wearing protective glasses had gathered in a beachside park and passed the time by listening to a youth orchestra playing Star Wars songs as images of Princess Leia were projected on a big screen.

For onlookers, the total eclipse lasted up to four minutes and 28 seconds. As the sun was covered by the moon, darkness descended and there was also a noticeable temperature drop. The eclipse moved through multiple US states and major cities - including Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo and New York - before making its way to eastern Canada.

10.04.24

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