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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 3 Jul 2017

    July 3, 2017: Happy Aphelion! Single day of the year when Earth is farthest from the Sun — 1.7 percent farther than average.

    11:43 AM - 3 Jul 2017
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      2. ghouley duley  🎃‏Verified account @Advil 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        is the distance difference between aphelion and perihelion greater than the distance from north to south pole 🤔

        11 replies 11 retweets 61 likes
      3. DAK  🏳️‍🌈‏ @DKwiatkowski23 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Advil @neiltyson

        About 3 million miles (5 million kilometers) difference

        1 reply 8 retweets 44 likes
      4. ghouley duley  🎃‏Verified account @Advil 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DKwiatkowski23 @neiltyson

        if i were a crazy flat earther (i'm not) i would argue that it doesn't make sense that it's summer during aphelion then

        6 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      5. Diego dos Santos‏ @diegodossantos 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Advil @DKwiatkowski23 @neiltyson

        It's winter in the southern hemisphere

        2 replies 1 retweet 25 likes
      6. ghouley duley  🎃‏Verified account @Advil 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @diegodossantos @DKwiatkowski23 @neiltyson

        logic in a flat earth discussion is unwelcome!

        2 replies 1 retweet 19 likes
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      2. chrissy‏ @ChristineMMoran 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Just spread that love all over the Galaxypic.twitter.com/kVmeOS1JCb

        6 replies 79 retweets 323 likes
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      2. RC‏ @rcdrumer 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Can we leave trump in this spot?

        2 replies 2 retweets 15 likes
      3. pumpkin spice cat‏ @catystrophia 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @rcdrumer @neiltyson

        nah better to launch him into the sun

        2 replies 1 retweet 19 likes
      4. RC‏ @rcdrumer 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @catystrophia @neiltyson

        Just hope adding more orange hot gas to it doesn't tune it into a supernova. Then again, might be worth it.

        2 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
      5. Pierre Odendaal‏ @pierreo350 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @rcdrumer @catystrophia @neiltyson

        😂😂😂

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. Series xD‏ @FatherESPADA 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Is math related to science?

        1 reply 4 retweets 15 likes
      3. Damian Zepeda‏ @DamianZepeda_ 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @FatherESPADA

        Step siblings, not related but they're forced to hang out sometimes.

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
      4. Series xD‏ @FatherESPADA 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DamianZepeda_

        It's a joke Katy perry ask Neil that in a interview

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. Vinnie Bartilucci‏ @VBartilucci 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Amazing how many people think we get summer when the Earth is CLOSER to the sun - it's angle, not distance that makes for heat.

        3 replies 3 retweets 23 likes
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      2.  🌈 Kimberly Freeman‏Verified account @Kimberly_OED 3 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Woah

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