Why is Earth's axis fixed relative to space Hello I am in high school and I am wondering why the Earth's axis does not change position as it moves around the sun. The axis is tilted 23 degrees with respect to the rest of space. When the earth orbits the sun, why does the tilt stay fixed and is in no way affected by the sun -- why does it not turn toward/away from the sun during each revolution? I feel like logically it would make sense if the axis was always pointing the same direction relative to the sun, so it would be like this:

    \ o /

instead of this:

    \ o \ 

(the "o" represents the sun and the \\ / represent the axis of the earth)

But maybe I'm just thinking about it the wrong way. Also I am aware of the slight wobble of the axis, I just can't comprehend how it stays fixed when it goes through an orbit.