The winter solstice officially in the Northern Hemisphere begins Sunday, December 21 at 10:03 am - EST.  It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and ...

After the winter solstice the Sun begins to move north again relative to the equator until eventually - six months later - it reaches it most northerly point, overhead the Tropic of Cancer, and gives ...

During winter in the United States, the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. Less sunlight shines ...

English Heritage, the organization that manages Stonehenge, said some 8,500 people celebrated Saturday at the monument on Salisbury Plain, about 75 miles southwest of London. It added that its ...

The combination of the elliptical orbit, affecting the speed of the planet, and the axial tilt, causing the length of daylight to change unevenly, is the key. The orbital effects lag behind the tilt’s ...

Northeast Ohio gardeners can take comfort in the hidden activity of winter. What looks like a lifeless landscape is, in reality, a system in careful pause.

The December Solstice marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere as the Sun takes its shortest trip across the sky.

The celebration of the Winter Solstice is an ancient practice that is almost untraceable. While we know civilizations like ancient Egypt and Rome had annual traditions tied to it, sites like Newgrange ...

For many students, the Winter Solstice might show up as a line in a geography chapter, a short note in an astronomy lesson, or a question asked in pas.

Sunday marks the shortest day of the year and the first day of astronomical winter. Look out for "winter vomiting disease" this holiday season.

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