Memorial Day weekend is often touted as the unofficial start of summer across the United States, but the first official day of summer differs between weather forecasters and astronomers. Typically, ...

Another popular misconception is that during the summer solstice, Earth is the closest it can get to the sun. In reality, the planet reaches this point, also called the perihelion, about two weeks ...

The longest day of the year is almost here, marking the official start to summer as California and the Northern Hemisphere ...

The summer solstice will occur on June 20, 2025. It marks the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere for astronomers.

The event marks the beginning of a longer period of daylight. Get ready to enjoy some fun in the sun as summer solstice makes its arrival this June. The event marks the beginning of a longer ...

Earth is farthest from the sun about two weeks after the June solstice, during the Northern Hemisphere's summer. People watch the midsummer sun rise over the megalithic monument of Stonehenge on ...

The full moon will also appear noticeably larger and lower in the sky since the summer solstice falls during the sun's yearly ... which will allow the Earth's atmosphere to reflect in the ...

A summer solstice is "the moment when the Sun reaches its highest and northernmost point in the sky". The solstice occurs ...