NORFOLK, Va. — Here we are, at a special point in our year-long journey around the sun! Although to be fair, it's probably something you might not have heard of before. It's called aphelion and it's ...

In a natural irony, the northern hemisphere's hottest season occurs when Earth is farthest from the sun. On July 5 at 5:27 p.m. Central Daylight Time, the planet will stand 94,510,886 miles ...

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 ...

Earth will reach perihelion at 09:00 Universal Time on Saturday, January 4, 2025, the closest point to the sun in its annual, slightly elliptical orbit. The word comes from the Greek words peri (near) ...

Justice 4 All is a new community initiative which is the result of a longstanding partnership between WJXT and local law enforcement agencies. The mission is to connect and inform the community about ...

Tuesday marks "Perihelion Day" for all Earthlings, the day in 2024 when our planet is closest to the Sun. On the second day of this new year, Earth reaches its nearest point in orbit around the Sun at ...

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, ...

If you are a Facebook, WhatsApp or Twitter user, you probably have seen or received this message several times: “From tomorrow till August 22 this year, it will be colder than previous years. They ...

FARGO — At 7:28 p.m., Friday, Earth will be at perihelion. This is the point on Earth's orbit around the sun when Earth is at its closest point to the sun. Our planet's orbit around the sun is an ...

Perihelion is happening today! The word comes from Greek and means near the Sun. The Sun won't appear noticeably larger in the sky – only about 3% larger. Of course, you should never look at the Sun ...

Interestingly, the times when the Earth lies at its closest and farthest points from the sun roughly coincide with two significant holidays here in the United States. When you purchase through links ...