When the April 8 solar eclipse casts its shadow, Colorado-based scientists will chase it in a jet flying faster than 500 mph and aim a coffin-shaped instrument straight at the sun's corona, taking measurements that eventually could help weather forecasters predict space storms.
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Northern Colorado Regional Airport's governing commission has recommended that the Loveland City Council approve a change order that would increase the cost of widening the airport's main runway, although some panelists expressed concerns about whether the project is needed and about what effect a temporary closure of the airport would have on local businesses.