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

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

On July 6, Earth was at aphelion, officially at its farthest from the sun, orbiting at a distance of 94,507,803 miles, as opposed to its usual 93 million miles, according to Space.com.

Since Kepler's laws of motion dictate that celestial bodies orbit more slowly when farther from the sun, we are now moving at ...

At perihelion, Earth is roughly 91.4 million miles away from the sun. On average, the planet is separated from the sun by a distance of approximately 93 million miles.

The sun and Earth will have a special interaction this week. ... Although the Earth’s distance from the Sun does not affect the seasons, ... Earth will be over 94.5 million miles away from the sun.

Image by NASA/GSFC/STEREO. What’s just as amazing as seeing the Earth from a distance of 100 million miles (160 million km, or 1.1 AU) is watching the Sun in such an active state; STEREO is a ...

Happy Aphelion! Today marks the one day of the year Earth is farthest away from the sun. 94,500,000 miles to be exact. The difference between our closest and farthest points is around 3.1 million ...

MOLINE, Ill. — On July 5, 2021, a phenomenon known as the Aphelion will occur, meaning the earth will be at its farthest point away from the sun for the year. Now, you would think that would ...

An astronomical unit, or AU, is a measurement of distance that is equivalent to the average distance between the sun and the Earth. So New Horizons is now 50 times further away from the sun than ...