Far, far away

Aphelion Day 2021: Here's when the Earth will be furthest from the Sun

by Jennifer Walter
NASA via Giphy

About two weeks after the summer solstice, the Earth reaches the spot in its orbit where it’s furthest from the sun.

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This point is called aphelion, and Earth will reach it on July 5 this year.

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