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

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

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

While summer is relative in space, one thing is certain: Northern Hemisphere Earth Summer means it’s time for all good Star ...

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 ...