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Is It True Earth Used To Take 420 Days To Orbit The Sun?
You might have seen the claim online, and it’s at least partially right, but it's not the only other number of days Earth has had.
It’s Aphelion Day, When Earth Is Farthest From The Sun — So Why The Heatwave?
On Jan. 4, Earth received its maximum radiation from the sun, which was at its largest in the sky for 2025. The difference isn't huge — the sun today appears to be a mere arcminute (1/60th of a degree ...
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On July 3, Earth Will Reach Its Farthest Point From The Sun – 152 Million Kilometers Away
On July 3, 2025, at 3:54 pm ET, the Earth will officially reach its furthest point from the Sun for this year. This is called ...
Junggar Basin sediments reveal interplay between solar system chaos and Earth's carbon cycle
Researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Columbia University ...
It’s summer but the Earth is extra far from the sun; Here’s what that means
Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...