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Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month

Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month
Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month
A brief overview of why solar eclipses are relatively uncommon events.
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    Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month
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    Take a look at an erupting solar prominence as observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite on March 30, 2010
  • Understand how the Earth remain stable in orbit around the sun
    Understand how the Earth remain stable in orbit around the sun
  • Study how the Sun's gravitational pull keeps Earth in a nearly circular orbit
    Study how the Sun's gravitational pull keeps Earth in a nearly circular orbit
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    Learn five facts about the astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth
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    Learn what makes the sky look blue
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    View a demonstration to understand Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity
  • Solar and lunar eclipses, explained
    Solar and lunar eclipses, explained
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