Things You Thought You Knew – Head in the Clouds

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🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Why are there different types of clouds? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about twilight, how clouds are made, and why Earth’s coastlines change.

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0:00.0	Hey, StarTalkians, I've got another things you thought you knew coming your way.
0:05.9	This time we're looking at twilight, clouds, and coastlines.
0:10.9	But you've got to check it out to see how they connect and why.
0:15.0	See you then.
0:18.0	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:20.6	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:26.4	StarTalk begins right now.
0:32.4	Chuck, I'm going to tell you about the three twilights.
0:35.4	No, no, no, no. I'm sorry, I've got to correct you on this one.
0:38.5	There are four twilights.
0:40.5	You got twilight, then you got new moon, then you got eclipse, and then you got breaking dawn.
0:46.1	I'm afraid the answer...
0:47.1	That man can bite me any day.
0:49.5	Okay.
0:49.9	I'm afraid the answer is incorrect.
0:51.6	Okay.
0:52.6	Astronomically speaking.
0:53.6	Oh.
0:55.5	This is a science show.
0:56.6	Oh, okay.
0:58.6	Astronomical twilight.
0:59.2	That's crazy.
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