A Solar Eclipse is a beautiful awe-inspiring event, and there's one coming up this Monday.

You'll be able to see it from certain parts of North America.

It's a few minutes of an otherworldly scene that you rarely get to be a part of in real time.

So if you can, look up. It's Friday, April 5th, and this is Science Friday.

I'm Scifry producer Rasha Arredi.

After years and years of waiting, the Solar Eclipse is just a few days away.

And if you miss this one, well, you might have to wait decades to see the next.

So we're here to help you make the most out of this one. We'll talk about why an

eclipse is such an incredible spectacle, how to safely enjoy it, and what scientists can learn from studying these phenomena.

But first, let's check in on this week's science news.

Here's Ira Flato.

Last month, researchers announced that a gene-modified pig kidney had been transplanted into a person. This week the recipient of that

kidney was discharged from the hospital and sent home. Here to tell us more is Umar Ifon, senior correspondent at Vox in Washington, D.C.

Welcome back, O'Mair.

Hey, Aera, thanks for having me back.

Rewind the clock a bit. What happened here?

Well, as you noted noted there was a patient that

received a genetically modified pig kidney last month. The patient's name is

Rick Slaeman. He's 62 years old and he was suffering from end-stage renal

disease and now it turns out that he got well enough that he

could actually go home. This is actually a huge step forward because we've been

able to do some kinds of pig to human xenotransplants as they're called for some time but

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