The winter solstice is Saturday, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere — ideal ...

What is the winter solstice? The winter solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter. It’s different from the ...

As the Earth travels around the Sun, it does so at an angle. For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward ...

People are gathering at Stonehenge and elsewhere across the northern hemisphere to mark the start of astronomical winter.

Solstice marks the point when the North Pole is tilted the farthest away from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and the ...