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40 cosmic questions and answers
There are thousands upon thousands of questions related to the topic of astronomy, from the basics of the science to the ...
January starts, ends with young moon
As New Year’s Day fades, a young moon hangs in the southwest near Venus and Mars. And as the sun sets on the last day of ...
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Letter from Dogwood - Living in the Goldilocks zone
It’s January 4, 2025, apparently a day for coincidences. One half of the coincidence was a Facebook note on the term “perihelion”—a fancy word for the time the Earth’s orbit ...
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Perihelion: What is it and when does it occur?
In contrast, the term "aphelion" refers to the point where the orbiting body is farthest from the sun. Earth will reach its closest point to the sun, known as perihelion, on Jan. 3, 2026 at 12:15 ...
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Bright Comet's Tail Dazzles in 'Bleeding' Images from NASA Spacecraft
The comment, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, or its closest point to the sun. During its close call with the sun ...