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Earth is closest to the sun right now, so why aren’t we roasting alive?
Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion.
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Earth just reached its nearest point to the sun, so why aren’t we burning?
Each year, Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in early January, a moment called perihelion. In 2026, this occurred on ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun shines above the Earth’s horizon. Perihelion, the point when Earth is closest to the Sun, occurs annually in early January ...
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