Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

Geography students should be aware of the distinctions between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The equator separates ...

Even though humans have been looking at the night sky for millenia, not everyone sees the same sky. Not even the constellations are same for everyone.

The 2025 summer solstice takes place on June 20, heralding the onset of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year.

After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the ...

The Northern Hemisphere's top 10 warmest summers on record have all occurred within the past 10 years, ... The last time Earth recorded a cooler-than-average year was in 1976, ...

According to the National Weather Service, the summer solstice will occur on Friday at 10:42 p.m. Eastern time (it will be ...

The northern lights — also called aurora borealis — could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, northern parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, New York, Vermont ...

A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable ...

You can also think about solstices in terms of where on Earth the sun appears. When it’s a summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Cancer, the ...

Amazing Facts on Northern Lights The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are a stunning natural light display caused by ...

This full-disk image from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite shows the Americas at the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21 ...