Astronomy enthusiasts will recognize July 6 as aphelion, the day when the earth is at its farthest point from the sun in 2023. “It’s the closest cosmic event to our show opening on the 8th,” ...

"Aphelion" describes the moment during Earth's orbit around the sun when the two celestial bodies are furthest apart. This happens every year around July (not in February, as claimed in a copypasta ...

Earth’s orbit around the Sun isn’t a perfect circle—it’s slightly elliptical. Each year, around July 2 or 3, Earth reaches its farthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion. Around January 2 or 3, ...

BOISE, Idaho — July in Idaho may be the hottest month of the year, but it is also the time of year when Idaho is farthest from the sun, an astronomical event called aphelion. On average, the earth is ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Extreme heat has been making news in the United States, with new record high heat indexes in Florida this week. In Texas, an all-time record was set for energy demand last week as ...

Temperatures reached record highs this week. In the days following Independence Day, thermometers climbed to abnormal highs in many parts of the world. With such hot temperatures as these, it might be ...