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January 4, 2025 Perihelion

January 4, 2025 Perihelion

Happy Perihelion to our fellow Earthlings! Spaceship Earth’s orbit is elliptical and at the  closest point to the Sun today. (Skywatchers can always find something to celebrate.)

Want to see exactly what our Earth looks like from space right now? Check out NASA’s DSCOVR: EPIC camera.

Diagram showing the Earth's elliptical orbit around the sun