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Apr 2024
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Eclipses, Cosmic Cataclysms, and More wi...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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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, supernovae and more. What is an eclipse on Jupiter like? 
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