Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its ...

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We know that Monday’s total solar eclipse will not be caused by a bear biting the sun, a dragon swallowing it or an X-rated get-together between heavenly bodies. And yet, as our ancestors have ...