Upcoming Solar Eclipse , Will Be the Last One , Visible From the US for Decades.<br />NBC reports that people in Mexico, Canada and <br />the United States will soon have their last chance to see a total solar eclipse before the next one occurs in 20 years.<br />NBC reports that people in Mexico, Canada and <br />the United States will soon have their last chance to see a total solar eclipse before the next one occurs in 20 years.<br />On April 8, 2024, <br />a total solar eclipse will pass <br />over North America. .<br />According to NASA, it's the last time <br />the contiguous U.S. will see a total <br />eclipse until August of 2044.<br />A total solar eclipse occurs when <br />the Moon passes between the Earth <br />and the Sun, which darkens the sky. .<br />While these events are not uncommon, <br />they only occur over specific <br />parts of the Earth each time.<br />The last time the continent <br />experienced a total solar <br />eclipse was in 2017. .<br />At the time, the path of <br />the eclipse traveled from <br />Oregon to South Carolina.<br />The upcoming eclipse will <br />enter the U.S. in Texas before <br />sweeping across the nation.<br />Other states along the path are Oklahoma, Arkansas, <br />Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.<br />NBC reports that viewers outside of <br />the eclipse's direct path will still be <br />able to observe a partial eclipse
