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Today is Perihelion Day
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 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...
Earth is about to reach its farthest point from the sun. So why is it so hot?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA rising sun and Earth's horizon are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13...
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...
Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA bright comet streaks through the night sky, leaving a cloudy trail behind it. Beginning on Friday,...
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...
The Last Time Our Planet Was This Hot, Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CA JULY 14: Heat waves rise near a heat danger warning sign on the eve...
The science and celebration of the Summer Solstice
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 12 months 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...
A rare 'Devil Comet' will be visible in Wisconsin for the first time in 71 years
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIf the hype surrounding the April 8 "Great American" solar eclipse isn't enough, we're here to tell...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its 15th close flyby of the sun this St. Patrick's Day
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile people around Earth enjoy a cold drink of St. Patrick's Day, the Parker Solar Probe will make...
A bright comet is heading towards Earth and could outshine the stars in the sky, say astronomers
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) that passed the Earth in 2020. Scientists expect comet C/2023 A3 will be...
