pallab ghosh _ forever. really good to have you with us. pallab ghosh there. i with us.atching the total solar eclipse which has been stretching across parts of north america. let's talk about what scientists may be able to learn from what has happened. what was the biggest revelation for you? what will you be looking at in these images to discover that is made possible by this eclipse? {line made possible by this eclipse? one ofthe made possible by this eclipse? one of the most — made possible by this eclipse? que: of the most impressive things is when you get to see the outer corona. that gets completely annihilated by the brightness of the photosphere in other words, so you can only see that by blocking out the sun. telescopes can do that mechanically, and putting something in the bay, but we are seeing it here in nature, supporting them in getting a bit and allowing us to see that atmosphere. you getting a bit and allowing us to see that atmosphere.— getting a bit and allowing us to see that atmosphere. you were talking to me about the — that atmosphere. you were tal

an emotional and element, a spiritual express, i believe we can go now to now to pallab ghosh. it's aig day in the science community. it's a big day in the science community-— it's a big day in the science community. we are in for an incredible — community. we are in for an incredible treat, _ community. we are in for an incredible treat, all - community. we are in for an incredible treat, all across . community. we are in for an - incredible treat, all across mexico and the _ incredible treat, all across mexico and the united states, into canada, giving _ and the united states, into canada, giving one _ and the united states, into canada, giving one of the most spectacular natural_ giving one of the most spectacular natural events that we could wish to see. natural events that we could wish to see the _ natural events that we could wish to see. the first thing you'll see is what's — see. the first thing you'll see is what's called bailey's beads when the last_ what's called bailey's beads when the last chink of light starts to disappear and you see what looks like a _ disappear and y

pallab ghosh looks back on his life. is held together because of a particle called the higgs boson. it was an idea developed by peter higgs more than 60 years ago. it was seen as far—fetched by his fellow scientists back then. but fast—forward to 2012. applauded by the world's physicists and the rest of us, too, for transforming our understanding of how the universe works. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before because people got up and cheered and stamped. i regarded it as cheers for the home team, and that was what it was really about. maybe they were cheering me too, but that was a minor issue. after decades of searching, by smashing the insides of atoms together, researchers at the large hadron collider at cern finally discovered the higgs particle. and today, leading scientists who worked at cern sent their tributes to the man as well as his research. professor brian cox said... professor fabiola gianotti, the head of cern, said... his achievements won him the nobel prize in 2013. a former neighbou

we can bring and once again our science editor pallet gauche --pallab ghosh, who is having one of the days of the for any kind of science correspondent. we are starting to get such a totality in ohio. it is getting pretty cold, people are starting to gather. i can feel the anticipation building even further. just in terms of what would be considered a truly great eclipse, this surely has to go down as one ofhem. 99% of people in america experiencing it either partially or totally. that is huge. pallab: it is one of the most memorable eclipses of all time, partly because the sun is so intense you can see the atmosphere so prominently, and also because so many people will be able to see it. you don't get that combination of things that often. it is a really big event. for as much the impact it has on people as well as the science and the beauty of it all. christian: pallab-- >> pallab, something i always find astonishing is how long we have been able to predict eclipses for, going back a couple hundred of years in ohio. last one was in 1806. there were eclipse chases then. it is an exac

science behind the phenomenon and what we can expect to see, here's our science correspondent pallab ghoshse is one of the universe's great natural spectacles. here s what to look out for. the moment before the eclipse starts, the last chink of light seems to increase in brightness, forming what s called the diamond ring effect. but that s just the lead in to the real showstopper, which is this. what we see is the sun s atmosphere shimmering around the moon. it s normally not visible because of the brightness of the sun, but because the moon is exactly the right size, it blocks off the bright part of the sun, leaving us to see this beautiful spectacle just for a few minutes. if we zoom in we can see details that are normally hidden. in red are gigantic nuclear explosions. some can be the size of the earth. it will be great watching it on tv this evening, but if you ever get a chance to see one for real, id highly recommend it. it is something you will remember for the rest of your life. but if you do get a chance, remember not to look directly at the sun when it's not in total solar eclips

pallab ghosh looks back on his remarkable life.oson. it was an idea developed by peter higgs more than 60 years ago. it was seen as far—fetched by his fellow scientists back then. but fast—forward to 2012. applauded by the world's physicists and the rest of us, too, for transforming our understanding of how the universe works. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before because people got up and cheered and stamped. i regarded it as cheers for the home team, and that was what it was really about. maybe they were cheering me too, but that was a minor issue. after decades of searching, by smashing the insides of atoms together, researchers at the large hadron collider at cern finally discovered the higgs particle. and today, leading scientists who worked at cern sent their tributes to the man as well as his research. professor brian cox said... professor fabiola gianotti, the head of cern, said... and someone who explained physics in a simple yet profound way. his achievements won him the nobel prize in 2013. a former ne

our science editor pallab ghosh looks back on his life.istence nearly 50 years earlier. peter. to me, it's really an incredible thing that happened in my lifetime. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before because people got up and cheered and stamped. i regarded it as cheers for the home team and that was what it was really about. maybe they... maybe they were

connect the universe together — has died at home in edinburgh at the age of 94. 0ur science editor pallab ghoshman who predicted its existence nearly 50 years earlier. peter. to me, it's really an incredible thing that happened in my lifetime. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before because people got up and cheered and stamped. i regarded it as cheers for the home team and that was what it was really about. maybe they... maybe they were cheering, cheering me. me, too. but this was a minor issue. it was an achievement that won him the nobel prize. professor peter higgs at university of edinburgh. professor peter higgs - at university of edinburgh. on behalf of... a modest man, he avoided the fuss by going to a nearby restaurant when the award was announced. the former neighbour congratulated me on the news and i said, "oh, what news? " and so she told me that her daughter had phoned from london to alert her to the fact that i had got this prize. as a young theoretical physicist, he was fascinated by the behaviour of the subatomic particles that lay at the heart of atoms. he wen

and we can go back over now to our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, who has been keeping us company == just explain to us what we saw. -- some of those flavours. we can see on the screen one of the incredible pictures at the been seeing for the past couple of hours or so. and even now, just doesn't fail to inspire o and movie. if you look closer at that photo, you can see some red provinces, that'll read, they look like tiny red mountains but they are in fact a gigantic nuclear explosions, some of which are the size of the earth. but the main show, really, is that halo around the income and that is the son of�*s atmosphere. and that is seen only during a total eclipse. the menjust happens to be exactly the right size. if it were too big or too small, new britain see that incredible view that we are witnessing at the moment. —— you wouldn't see that incredible view. and of course you can see it shimmering and moving, and that is part of the fascination. it really is the greatest show on earth. absolutely. i have to 100% agree with you. we were just taking a look at some images from b

our science editor pallab ghosh looks back on his life.use professor peter higgs wipes away a tear as the scientists who discovered the higgs boson applaud the man who predicted its existence nearly 50 years earlier. peter. to me, it's really an incredible thing that happened in my lifetime. i've never been in a scientific meeting like that before because people got up and cheered and stamped. i regarded it as cheers for the home team and that was what it was really about. maybe they... maybe they were cheering, cheering me. it was an achievement that won him the nobel prize. professor peter higgs at university of edinburgh. on behalf of a modest man, he avoided the fuss by going to a nearby restaurant when the award was announced. the former neighbour congratulated me on the news and i said, "oh, what news? " and so she told me that her daughter had phoned from london to alert her to the fact that i had got this prize. as a young theoretical physicist, he was fascinated by the behaviour of the subatomic particles that lay at the heart of