‘The Daily Show’ look at the solar eclipse turns into a battle for the moon

Get your glasses ready and brush up on those viewing tips, people. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will pass over North America — here’s exactly where — in an incredible turn of luck for us.

Wherever you’re watching it, it’s not going to the terrifying event it apparently used to be, and will not only see the moon pass in front of the sun but bring some other neat planets into view — a comet might even photobomb it.

It’ll be different from the last solar eclipse in 2017, and you can expect a “full-body experience”. No, you shouldn’t take photos of it with your phone and yes, there’s a right time to put your glasses on.

As it’s the biggest science moment of the year, it’s also one of the biggest headline makers, something The Daily Show dug into on Thursday. Host Desi Lydic led a segment on the solar eclipse (skip to 4:30) and all that sweet, sweet eclipse capitalism underway — including the Delta flight — before throwing to Daily Show favs Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper reporting “on the ground”.

The segment quickly turns into a playground-style battle between Chieng and Klepper over who is the real star of the solar eclipse: the sun, a literal star, or the moon, the leading actor? Cue Klepper going in hard on the moon as a “cultural touchstone” and Chieng throwing its weaker gravitational pull right back in Klepper’s face. If you’re looking for sweet space burns, take notes.

Meanwhile, if you want to know everything there is to know about the solar eclipse, Mashable’s science team is treating this moment like a national holiday, so we’ve got you covered.

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Shannon Connellan

April 5, 2024 10:21 am