Some say that you shouldn’t eat, Some say that you shouldn’t go out, Some say that you shouldn’t pray during an eclipse, Some say that you shouldn’t sleep. Shouldn’t start anything new. There are many such superstitions. If you paid attention in science class at school, you’d know the basic reason of solar and lunar eclipses.
But there are some things that aren’t explained properly in school, which then creates some confusion. We know that the moon revolves around Earth. And the Earth revolves around the Sun. And the Sun? Does it remain still at its place? Sun revolves around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. In fact, along with the Sun, our entire Solar System revolves around the Milky Way Galaxy.
You might wonder why Earth revolves around the Sun. The reason for this is that 99.8% of the mass of our Solar System, is in the Sun. Due to this mass, the Sun has an extremely strong gravitational force. This gravitational pull acts on all planets. But why then does the Earth not ram into the Sun due to this force?
