Today Earth Is Closest To A ‘Solar Maximum’ Sun. So Why Is It So Cold?
Earth is now closer to the sun than at any other time of the year. Here's why our planet's axial tilt, not proximity to the ...
Comet Set to Outshine Venus in the Night Sky
A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...
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The Sky This Week from January 3 to 10: Earth's closest approach to the Sun
Asteroid 14 Irene reaches opposition at 2 A.M. EST within northwestern Gemini the Twins. The magnitude 9.6 main-belt world is ...
Perihelion Day 2025: Know the exact time and date when the Sun to be appeared at its largest and brightest
Perihelion is when Earth is closest to the Sun, happening between January 2 and 4. In 2025, it will occur on January 4 at ...
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Spacecraft makes closest-ever fly-by of Sun: what the trip will tell us
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe could solve the mysteries of the solar wind and test Einstein’s theory of relativity.
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Closer to the sun, yet cold as ice
At 7:28 this morning, the earth reached the point at which it is closest to the sun in its orbit, known as the perihelion.
NASA spacecraft phones home after closest pass of the Sun
A NASA spacecraft just became the closest human-made object to reach a star and survive. On Tuesday morning, the space agency's Parker Solar Probe zipped just 3.8 million miles from the solar surface ...
Perihelion Day 2025: Know date and time when the Sun will be biggest and closest to Earth
Earth will reach its closest point to the Sun, an astronomical event called Perihelion Day. This annual occurrence happens every January and offers a fascinatin ...
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The Sky This Week from January 3 to 10: Earth’s closest approach to the Sun
Earth reaches perihelion this morning at 8 A.M. EST, when our planet’s not-quite-circular orbit brings us to our closest point to the Sun for the year. On this day, we are just 91.4 million ...