All articles tagged with #minutephysics
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Aeon
A video from the YouTube series MinutePhysics explores the Moon's orbit from the Sun's perspective, revealing complex truths about orbital mechanics. Using whiteboard animations, the video challenges the intuitive understanding of the Moon simply orbiting Earth by examining its trajectory through the cosmos.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Aeon
A video by MinutePhysics, featured on Aeon Videos, explains that the golden age of total solar eclipses, a period when these events were more common and visually stunning, is already behind us. Due to slow changes in Earth's orbit and the moon's distance from us, total solar eclipses are becoming rarer and less spectacular over time. The animation delves into the reasons behind this decline, highlighting that we are living towards the end of an era where total solar eclipses are observable.