The Open Universe
The Open Universe
Sownak Bose & Ana Bonaca
Episode 21: The Moon: A Celestial Thief of Time
51 minutes Posted Aug 5, 2026 at 4:41 pm.
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Every day on Earth, the day is getting longer. But who – or what – is stealing our time? And how do we even know? Surprisingly, it is the 3,000 year history of eclipse records, from Babylonian clay tablets to medieval monk scriptures, that offer us a clue. In this episode, we explore eclipse observations spanning millennia, what they've taught us about the nature of timekeeping, and how our relationship with the Moon is growing ever more… distant.