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Does earth's axis always points toward the same direction in space?
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∙ 8y ago
Yes and no.
At all times during the same day, week, month, year, human lifetime,
century, and millennium ... yes. The north end of Earth's axis points
to a place in the sky that's about 1/3 of a degree from the bright star
Polaris (the "North Star").
But it IS moving away from that point, along a giant circle in the sky
with a radius of about 23.5 degrees, making one complete revolution
around that circle roughly every 26,000 years.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoNo. In a process called "precession", it will turn around, while approximately maintaining its angle of 23.5 degrees. An entire turn takes about 46,000 years.
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