with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...

The summer solstice is almost here. The highly-anticipated event will take place at 10:58 a.m. ET on Wednesday 21st of June. For people who live in the northern hemisphere, it will be the longest ...

For the southern hemisphere, it signifies the opposite: shortening days and the dawning of summer. To illustrate what's going on with the solstice, Dr. James O'Donoghue, a planetary scientist at ...

Get somewhere rural and look southeast after dark! Tuesday, June 21, 2022: Summer Solstice, five naked-eye planets and a Last Quarter Moon Today it’s the June solstice—summer solstice in the ...

Here are some small ways you can mark the longest day of the year. Summer solstice is here. It’s the longest day of the year, with the sunset due to take place at 9:51 pm. In druid and pagan ...

For northern hemisphere dwellers, the 2024 summer solstice occurs on Thursday 20 June at 21:51 BST (20:51 GMT). This is the moment at which the sun will be at its highest position in the sky ...