Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is seen during a press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of a total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Doug Boles, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President, left, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, Janet Holcomb, Indiana’s First Lady, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Peg Luce, deputy director of the Heliophysics Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, and Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University are seen during opening ceremonies at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of the total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb are seen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of a total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University, and Doug Boles, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President, are seen during a press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of a total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. A total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)