Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion.
Each year, Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in early January, a moment called perihelion. In 2026, this occurred on ...
Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...