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

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

Explore the key differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, including seasons, climate, constellations, and ...

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

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

Understanding how wildfires influence our planet's climate is a daunting challenge. Although fire occurs nearly everywhere on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s where the northern lights could be visible this weekend, the last time they were seen in Florida and how to find ...