Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its ...

By flying closer to the Sun than ever, Parker Solar Probe reveals the chaotic birthplace of solar wind and space storms, ...

With such hot temperatures as these, it might be a surprise for you to hear that on Thursday, July 3 at 3:55 p.m. EDT (1955 ...

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

We see some of our hottest temps when Earth is furthest from the Sun (aphelion) and coolest at the closest to the Sun ...

Such changes would make it difficult for life as we know it to survive on Earth. The increased heat and radiation would ...

Discover why Earth's farthest distance from the sun coincides with summer heat, then grab your binoculars for a week of ...

Despite Earth reaching its aphelion, the farthest point from the sun, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing scorching heat.

At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is ...