February 09, 2025
The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at a rate of about 1.5 inches a year. In about 600 million years, it will be so far away that total solar eclipses will no longer happen.
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What Causes Lunar and Solar Eclipses?
An eclipse happens when one astronomical body blocks light from or to another. In a lunar eclipse, the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth cast by the Sun. When the Moon passes through the outer part of Earth’s shadow—the penumbra, where the light of the Sun is only partly extinguished—the Moon
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