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Commercial GTO 1: SpaceX rocket launch in Florida over weekend on new type of mission
Early July 13, a new SpaceX mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral. Here's what to know about Commercial GTO 1.
It’s summer but the Earth is extra far from the sun; Here’s what that means
Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...
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NASA Astronomers Just Discovered a Comet that Flew Here from Interstellar Space
The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...
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Earth Just Reached Its Greatest Distance From the Sun
Earth reaches aphelion every July, and this year it occurs on Thursday at 3:55 p.m. Eastern time. That Earth has an aphelion is a result of its orbit being elliptical, rather than circular.
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Earth at aphelion: farthest distance from the Sun this July 3
Meteorological analyst Jean Suriel reported that this Thursday, July 3, the Earth reached its farthest point from the Sun in ...
Summer 2025 will be shorter than usual. Here’s why
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will be shorter this year than last year by about 15 minutes, according to Timeanddate.com.
Scientists discover a 'second Earth' twice the size of our planet near a red dwarf star, 154 light-years away
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified TOI-1846 b, a super-Earth exoplanet located 154 light-years away.
Earth at aphelion: why its hot when we are furthest from the Sun
We see some of our hottest temps when Earth is furthest from the Sun (aphelion) and coolest at the closest to the Sun ...
Scientists find second Earth hidden near red dwarf, could this water world reshape our future
Astronomers have found a new exoplanet named TOI-1846 b. This planet is nearly twice the size of Earth. It may contain a lot ...