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Since Kepler's laws of motion dictate that celestial bodies orbit more slowly when farther from the sun, we are now moving at ...
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We see some of our hottest temps when Earth is furthest from the Sun (aphelion) and coolest at the closest to the Sun ...
After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the ...
Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will be shorter this year than last year by about 15 minutes, according to Timeanddate.com.
Earth’s orbit and our calendar, though, don’t align exactly, so the dates of the summer solstice can vary over time. This year, the day of the summer solstice is June 20.
Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.
On the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere leans most directly toward the sun. That means more direct sunlight and the ...