Published: Jan. 1, 2021

NASA - Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola onboard the ISS

2020 is in our rear view (thank goodness!) and the New Year has just begun, but what is a year anyway?

A year is the time it takes our planet to make one orbit around the Sun - about 365 1/4 days. The distance our planet covers as it travels around the Sun at 67,000mph over the course of a year is a mind boggling 600 million miles.

So, hang on and enjoy the ride!

Photo credit: NASA - Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola onboard the ISS