Preview: Season 51 Episode 6 | 30s | Video has closed captioning.
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044, and scientists scramble to unlock the secrets of our Sun.
Aired: 04/03/24
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- [Researcher] It is stunning.
- [Narrator] Solar eclipses.
- The world stops for a moment.
- [Narrator] What can these cosmic spectacles teach us?
- [Researcher] We are in a golden age of solar physics, - [Second Researcher] Coronal mass ejections can affect our power grids.
- We need to be able to predict these things.
(crowd cheers) - [Narrator] Great American Eclipse.
(cheers) - [Viewer] Phenomenal!
- [Narrator] On Nova.
(stirring orchestral music)
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