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Today is Perihelion Day
WOOD via Yahoo News· 6 months agoToday, January 2 is Perihelion Day. This is the day of the year when the sun is closest to the Earth. Today, the center of earth is 91,404,095 million...
Fact Check: Unraveling the Connection Between Halley's Comet and Mark Twain's Birth and Death
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSnopes compilation/Public Domain Claim: American author Mark Twain was born and died on the days...
Earth is about to reach its farthest point from the sun. So why is it so hot?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA rising sun and Earth's horizon are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13...
The science and celebration of the Summer Solstice
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWednesday, June 21, was Summer Solstice for 2023 - the official first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year for this...
Bright 'evening star' Venus dazzles this winter in two planetary conjunctions
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith its long nights and still air, Winter is an excellent time for stargazing, planet viewing, and...
Latest on the Devil Comet 2024: Will it be visible during the April total solar eclipse?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA striking celestial event is set to unfold in the night sky throughout April 2024. A devil comet —...
Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA bright comet streaks through the night sky, leaving a cloudy trail behind it. Beginning on Friday,...
On April 8 We Will Experience A Total Solar Eclipse, But It Won't Be The Only Celestial Wonder That...
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe 'Devil Comet' could become visible that day. Thomas Roell When the sky darkens during the total...
Time For a New Calendar! Here Are All of the January Holidays and Observances in 2024
Parade via AOL· 6 months agoA January calendar Are you ready to rock 2024? January kicked off with a holiday—that would be New...
Watch a comet make its 1st and final pass by the sun this weekend
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of the night sky on Feb. 19 showing comet C/2022 A2 (Pan-STARRS) near the...