(WKBN) – If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this time of year, you will have to think again. While that may sound like common sense, ...

Earth's orbit is an ellipse, not a perfect circle. Earth's distance from the Sun varies by about 3 million miles throughout the year. Earth's orbit's semimajor axis is approximately 93 million miles.

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...