We see some of our hottest temps when Earth is furthest from the Sun (aphelion) and coolest at the closest to the Sun ...

At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...

Both the moon and the Earth undergo a deformation along the line joining them, however ... It also depends on the height of the moon above the equator as a result of its inclined orbit. The sun also ...

No hurricane has ever crossed the equator, and that is because it quite literally cannot,” says meteorologist and hurr ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft returns first-ever data of the Sun collected from a 17-degree tilted ...

Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start ... is an equal amount of day and night During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so ...

Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start ... is an equal amount of day and night During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so ...

Erik Johnson is director of the William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College. He can be reached at [email protected].

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As well as the equator having lower gravity, Earth's spin is faster there, giving rockets an extra boost when launched from the line. Today, the equator passes through 13 countries.