Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study finds Earth-sun distance helps drive the Pacific cold tongue, a key player in El Niño and global weather. (CREDIT: Wikimedia ...

Earth’s aphelion on July 6 puts it farthest from the sun in 2026, but summer heat comes from Earth’s tilt, long days and direct sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.

While the Sun might have seemed a little closer during this weeks record setting temperatures, the opposite is actually true. As temps reached 103º on Friday, crushing the previous record by 5º, Earth ...

Earth reaches aphelion on July 6, 2026, placing it about 152 million kilometres from the Sun. So why is it still summer? Scientists explain the surprising science behind Earth's seasons.