01:39 PM
Friday, March 29, 2024
Thousands of posts spread on social media
It warns that the world will be plunged into complete darkness for 3 consecutive days, due to the solar eclipse expected on April 8.
The total eclipse will only be in North America, though, he says
Promoters of widely circulated posts in recent days said that the eclipse “will turn day into night,” and that the whole world will witness the eclipse on “this historic day.”
These posts garnered thousands of shares and interactions on websites
Communicate in many languages around the world.
In fact, the publications included incorrect and exaggerated information
There, according to Agence France-Presse.
First, the eclipse will be seen in North America, passing through Mexico and the United States
United States and Canada only, according to NASA. This contradicts what the publications suggest that darkness will spread throughout the planet Earth due to the eclipse.
Secondly, day will not turn into night as the publications claimed, according to
Scientists.
says Robert Simcoe, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Physics
Astronomy and space research “The sky will not turn black.”
He added in a statement to the news verification service of Agence France-Presse
“The moon will obscure the disk of the sun during the eclipse, but the light will not disappear completely. The situation will be like a sunset moment in the middle of the day.”
Third, publications claimed that the eclipse would last three or five days,
While NASA says that the maximum duration of the eclipse will be 4 minutes and 28 seconds, and this will be specifically in Torreon, Mexico.
Experts denied the validity of the warnings circulating about the necessity of staying in…
Home or not to travel.
On the other hand, scientists warn of the danger of looking directly at the sun
Without using special lenses or binoculars.
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