Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its ...

A Harvard astrophysicist identified mysterious objects that streaked across several states -- including Arkansas -- on ...

To learn more about the local Pagan community and how they celebrate Winter Solstice each December, begin by imagining an ...

Few have heard of Yashkuk Sar, a 6,668m peak in Pakistan's Hunza region. Recently opened for climbing and highly dangerous, ...

The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, happens on Saturday, Dec. 21, and is marked with traditions and ...

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 ...

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Saturday, December 21, this year.

The first day of winter is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs when the Earth’s axis tilts farthest from the sun.

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

December 21, 2024, is the first day of winter and it sure feels that way as a bitter cold artic airmass settled over the area ...

The winter solstice ushers in the astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere will ...