Earth’s elliptical orbit. The term perihelion is Greek, and it means around (peri) the sun (Helios). It is the result of the elliptical orbit Earth has around the sun.

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

"When the Earth's orbit is more elliptical, the planet spends more time farther away from the sun, and the Earth gets less sunlight over the course of the year. These periods of more-elliptical ...

Earth’s climate has never been static,it moves in long, predictable cycles shaped by powerful forces far beyond our control.

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

News on elliptical orbit. Date. 6 hours 12 hours 1 day 3 days all. Rank. Last day 1 week 1 month all. ... Earth has a nearly circular orbit, but some planets outside our solar system, called ...

NASA launches probe on historic mission to study the sun 02:38. On January 2, 2021, Earth is closer to the sun in its elliptical orbit than on any other day of the year, marking an annual event ...