Exploring how the moon's tilted orbit influences its alignment with the sun and earth, resulting in variations in the new moon phase and an in-depth look at the technical definition of a new moon in relation to the sun's position.
What can we learn from eclipses? Janna Levin joined by comedian Matt Kirshen and professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Columbia University, Joe Patterson, discuss the 2017 eclipse, binary star systems, super novae and more. What is an eclipse on Jupiter like?
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