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Nerdy Curio

 January 13, 2017

How far is a second?

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When you look up at the nearly full moon tonight and think it looks far from home, remember that it's "only" 1.3 light-seconds away. But why on earth do we measure distances using time? Find out in today's Nerdy Curio from Minute Physics.

Aired April 8, 2012

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    John P
    Fun but to bed I go. 3:30am
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    Diane R
    I hadn't thought of that before! Interesting!
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