What the solar eclipse on April 8th can teach about our planet and the sun. As part of a project, people can help document the changes in sounds.

The air temperature typically drops by 10 degrees Celsius during totality. Park rangers at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas are setting up high-quality recording equipment in hopes of capturing the sounds of the endangered bats. The data will help NASA scientists learn more about what happens when you temporarily turn off the sun on our solar-powered Earth.