Astronomer Dan Joyce tells us, “Nowadays, it’s rather simple: Just bounce radar off it (the sun).” The original determination by researchers in the late 1700s was a value of 87.5 million miles. Joyce ...
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Earth and Sun reach pivotal distance
[WATCH: In the video player above, check out stunning images from faraway galaxies.] (WKBN) – If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this ...
Oldest measurement of Earth's magnetic field reveals battle between sun and Earth for our atmosphere
Scientists at the University of Rochester have discovered that the Earth's magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago was only half as strong as it is today, and that this weakness, coupled with a strong ...
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