Today, Earth Reaches Aphelion, Our Most Distant Point From The Sun. So Why Is It So Stupidly Hot?
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"Today, Earth Reaches Aphelion, Our Most Distant Point From The Sun. So Why Is It So Stupidly Hot?" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WRAL, WBAY, Yahoo and Forbes. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Ask the Meteorologist: How can we be so hot when we're farthest from the sun in our orbit? WRAL · 17h ago
- Earth’s farthest point from the sun just shifted WBAY · 17h ago
- What is aphelion? Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun on Monday Yahoo · 17h ago
- If Earth Is Farthest From The Sun This Week, Why Is It So Hot? Forbes · 17h ago
- Today, Earth Reaches Aphelion, Our Most Distant Point From The Sun. So Why Is It So Stupidly Hot? IFLScience · 17h ago
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