Published: Jan. 2, 2024

Photo from NASA's DSCOVR EPIC Camera of earth at perihelion on January 2 2023 one year ago. Southern hemisphere is in view with south america to the left and africa to the right.Happy New Year and Perihelion everyone!

Our beautiful planet Earth is at its closest point to the Sun — a mere 91.4 million miles away. In July of this year, during aphelion, we’ll be 3% farther away (94.5 million miles) from our star.

Want to see exactly what our Earth looks like from space today? Check out NASA’s DSCOVR: EPIC camera