Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --– Wednesday was a big day if you live on planet Earth. Perihelion is the point at which an orbiting body (in this case, the Earth) is at its closest point to the sun. The term ...

Earth is closer to the sun at some times of year than at others, with the time of closest approach shifting over a period of 22,000 years. This affects Earth's climate, including ice ages, but a team ...

The average distance between the Earth and Sun measured using trigonometry is 93 million miles, not 3,000 miles as claimed in a viral post online. The author of the post claims that measuring with a ...

The sun moves in such a predictable way across the sky that you might never suspect that its relationship with Earth is changing all the time. In fact, the average distance between Earth and the sun ...

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Earth reaches its closest point to the sun, perihelion, in January, a fact that surprises many as winter grips the Northern ...

Astronomer Dan Joyce tells us, “Nowadays, it’s rather simple: Just bounce radar off it (the sun).” The original determination by researchers in the late 1700s was a value of 87.5 million miles. Joyce ...

It may be surprising to many that the Earth is closest to the Sun in January, while at the same time, much of the Northern ...

Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Niño patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather across the United States ...