Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere. This may seem odd: why is it colder when we’re supposedly closer to the Sun ...
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A "super-Earth" has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun, scientists said Wednesday in a breakthrough that could shine a light on Earths nearest planetary neighbours.