The Randall Carlson
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Earth’s Orbit Isn’t a Circle and That Matters
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January 21, 2026
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1:18Now PlayingEarth doesn’t travel around the Sun in a perfect circle.
It moves on an ellipse.
At perihelion, Earth is about 91.4 million miles from the Sun.
At aphelion, that distance stretches to roughly 94.5 million miles.
Closest and farthest aren’t the same…and that difference shapes seasons, solar energy, and long-term planetary cycles.
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