Shadows in Space

Eclipses don't happen every month because the orbits of the Earth and the Moon are not perfectly aligned. The Earth orbits the Sun and the Moon orbits the Earth, but their orbital planes are tilted relative to each other. This means that most of the time, the Earth, Moon, and Sun do not line up in a straight line, which is necessary for an eclipse to occur.

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