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Clip: Season 44 Episode 11 | 1m 47s
Why don't solar eclipses happen every month? After all, you only need three things to make a solar eclipse: the Sun, the Earth and the Moon.
Aired: 08/21/17
National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers.
How an Eclipse Proved Einstein Right
The total solar eclipse of 1919 led Albert Einstein down the path toward stardom.
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The country’s first solar eclipse in 99 years will cast a light on the Sun’s secrets.
The country’s first solar eclipse in 99 years will cast a light on the Sun’s secrets.
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Scientists uncover geologic evidence of epic floods that tore through ancient landscapes.
Experts reconstruct the Great Hurricane of 1780 to help predict the risk of future storms.
Scientists hunt for a mega-eruption that plunged medieval Earth into a deep freeze.
How has China’s magnificent Forbidden City withstood centuries of earthquakes?
Discover the world of medieval knights and see how their armor was made.
Follow Cassini's final days as it skims the cloud tops before plunging into the planet.
The country’s first solar eclipse in 99 years will cast a light on the Sun’s secrets.
