A total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal on August 12.

Sky-gazers will witness the first total solar eclipse from Spain's mainland since 1905.

Scientists will use the eclipse to study the sun's atmosphere and recreate a 1919 experiment that confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity.

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A total solar eclipse will create a celestial spectacle in the sky for the first time in more than two years on August 12.