Tag Archives: The Winter Solstice

Pictures show the 2024 summer solstice at Stonehenge

summer solstice Thursday signals the end of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of a brand new season that promises more warmth and more sunshine. To mark the transition to summer 2024, the astronomy event serves as a grand opening of sorts: It will be the longest day of the year everywhere above… Read More »

Winter has come but it’s losing its coolness

Winter is here, but for most of the United States, it’s feeling less and less like winter. At 10:27 PM ET on Thursday, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere will be at its furthest distance from the sun, marking the winter solstice: the shortest day of the year and the official start of the coldest season. But due… Read More »