At the start of the year, Earth will quietly reach a milestone in its orbit around the sun. Known as perihelion, this is the moment when our planet is closer to the sun than at any other point in the ...

Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion. We are slightly nearer to our star and receiving more solar energy than we ...

It sounds strange at first because it’s actually the hottest time of the year. One would think it’s actually the opposite. This little marvel is due to the fact that the Earth’s orbit around the sun ...

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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 aphelion. Our planet’s orbit is very close to a circle, but it is not a ...

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...