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Earth will be closest to sun 'perihelion' on Jan. 3, 2026—why does it happen in mid-winter?

The year 2026 would begin with a full moon, also a supermoon, and Earth’s closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. It indicated that the Earth, moon, and sun would be very closely aligned, ...
The New York Times

Something Very Tiny Is Following Earth Around the Sun

The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years. By Robin George Andrews The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as ...
Post and Courier

First supermoon of 2026 arrives this weekend as part of a cosmic rarity with Earth, moon and sun

CHARLESTON — Even the moon wants to ring in the New Year, with the first full supermoon of 2026 set to appear this weekend in a rare timing in the alignment of Earth, the moon and sun. A supermoon ...