Four misconceptions about the sun's ascension. June 21, 2011— -- From Chalchuapa, El Salvador, to Stonehenge in England, people are honoring the summer solstice today as the sun ascends to the ...

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer. It’s ...

From this past July to our upcoming January, Earth gets nearly 2 million miles closer to the sun. At the same time, average highs in Colorado Springs and Pueblo go from 86 and 93 degrees to 45 and 48 ...

After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere will begin to decrease. Summer will officially arrive ...

The winter most are familiar with: The date on your calendar when winter begins is known as the winter solstice. In 2025, ...

This event, known as aphelion, happens once per year typically around two weeks after the summer solstice in June. Although the Earth’s distance from the Sun does not affect the seasons, aphelion does ...

Friday is the day of the summer solstice, traditionally known as the first day of summer. But what makes it so significant for summer and what does it mean for us in Houston? Here are five things to ...

Green Bay school board considers prohibiting backpacks in classrooms to improve safety Improving safety in the Green Bay Area Public School District has been a topic of discussion for months, and on ...

The June solstice is the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Solstices happen twice a year, and they represent the times when Earth's tilt toward or away from the sun is "most ...

The Moon’s Cheshire-cat Smile Returns to the evening sky Tuesday evening, November 25. You’ll spot its very thin crescent ...

Every year, Earth follows a familiar pattern of seasonal changes: As summer rolls around in the Northern Hemisphere, winter creeps in in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. But do other planets ...

Summer will officially arrive on Friday in what is known as the Summer Solstice. At 10:42 p.m. EDT on June 20 (0242 GMT on June 21), the sun will reach that point where it is farthest north of the ...