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Why don't solar eclipses happen every month?

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A new NASA video shows why solar eclipses don't happen every month as the moon crosses between the sun and the Earth. read more

A new NASA video shows why solar eclipses don't happen every month as the moon crosses between the sun and the Earth. A new NASA video shows why solar eclipses don't happen every month as the moon crosses between the sun and the Earth. read more

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's shadow falls on the Earth. They do not happen every month because the Earth's orbit around the sun is not in the same plane as the Moon's orbit around the Earth. read more

Total solar eclipses happen when the moon crosses between the sun and Earth, but Earth doesn't experience a total solar eclipse every month. Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty explains why not. read more

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