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Earth’s 28 Fastest Days Happened in 2020
Earth’s 28 Fastest Days Happened in 2020
Earth’s 28 Fastest Days Happened in 2020
The 28 fastest days on record (since 1960) all occurred in 2020, with our planet completing its revolutions milliseconds quicker than average. Don’t worry -- this doesn’t mean that we’re all going to fly off the planet like when you spin your kids around on a merry-go-round...
This Weekend: Sun Will be 7% Brighter
This Weekend: Sun Will be 7% Brighter
This Weekend: Sun Will be 7% Brighter
What? In the cold of winter? Yep.  At 7:51 AM on Saturday, January 2, the Earth will be only 91,399,453 miles away from the sun -- which is roughly three million miles closer than it will be at its furthest point in July. Earth is closest to the sun every year in early January...