Earth Is Farthest from the Sun for 2014 Today

Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 07:00 in Astronomy & Space

Despite the summer heat in the Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is actually at its farthest point from the sun today, July 3. Here's how Earth's orbit and its aphelion work.

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