{
  "id": 553978,
  "title": "A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/a-total-solar-eclipse-is-coming-to-europe",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ESA Space Science",
    "slug": "esa-space-science",
    "url": "https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/A_total_solar_eclipse_is_coming_to_Europe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Video: 00:01:24 When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totally blocked out, and its wispy atmosphere becomes visible. On Wednesday 12 August, such a shadow will cross Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Portugal and Spain. With this being the first total eclipse visible from…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Hotel prices in Europe jump before total solar eclipse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/hotel-prices-in-europe-jump-before-total-solar-eclipse",
        "published": "2026-08-11T10:50:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Solar eclipse 2026 brings rare darkness to Europe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/solar-eclipse-2026-brings-rare-darkness-to-europe",
        "published": "2026-08-11T13:19:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}