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Happy Aphelion!

July 4th, 2008

Here in the United States, the 4th of July is a holiday. We celebrate the birth of our nation. It’s a holiday filled with fireworks and parties.
July 4th is also aphelion. This is the day of the year when the earth is at its farthest from the sun. Yet, even though we get 1.7% less [...]