A trip into totality

This summer, physics students were offered a unique opportunity to study cosmic rays during the total solar eclipse. August's Great American Eclipse brought at least a partial eclipse to most of the United States, and 14 states experienced totality, a phenomenon that occurs when the sun is completely eclipsed by the moon. Eight Illinois high school students and five of their teachers traveled into the zone of totality to witness the two to three breathtaking minutes when the moon completely bloc...