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Month in Space: See a Black Sun and a Rocket's Red Glare
Get a look at the glow of the aurora, the darkness of a solar eclipse, the launch of a yearlong space mission and other highlights from March 2015.
People see "third contact" as the sun begins to appear from behind the moon on March 20 during a total solar eclipse, as viewed from Longyearbyen in the Svalbard Archipelago.STAN HONDA / AFP - Getty Images