It's time for "Nerd News," covering the most important news for your brain. Here's a quick rundown of this week in science . . .
In eclipse news: People on the edge of the "path of totality" may want to move a little close to the middle of it. The predicted edges aren't exact, and could be off by a few hundred yards thanks to uncertainty in the Earth's rotation . . . and because we don't know exactly how big the Sun is.
"Forbes" posted a list of 15 populated areas that could be affected, including parts of Austin, San Antonio, Cincinnati, and Toronto.
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In other eclipse news, Cloud cover could ruin the event for many people across the United States.
It's hard to predict, but it's looking pretty iffy in some spots.
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Also, NASA is launching three rockets into the Moon's shadow to see how the eclipse affects the ionosphere . . . and a comet larger than Mount Everest known as the "Devil Comet" might be visible during the eclipse.
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In other Moon news, The White House Office of Science & Technology told NASA to decide what time it will be on the Moon by the end of 2026.
They're planning to call the new time zone "Coordinated Lunar Time."
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