Why Eclipses Happen
    Earth & Space

    Why Eclipses Happen

    Every solid thing in space has a shadow. An eclipse is one body inside another's shadow — and the Moon's tilted orbit is why it's rare.

    Daytime. Clear sky. And then somebody starts turning the world down — stars appear, birds head to roost, the temperature drops. The Sun is still up there… and it's gone.

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