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The Earth's axis is tilted but it stays aligned in the same direction all the time. The direction is close to the star Polaris.

The Earth's axis does in fact change its direction very slowly, like a spinning top that is running down. This phenomenon is called precession, and the axis follows a circle, travelling round it once every 25,000 years.

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