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

The 2024 astronomical winter season—and the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is the farthest from the sun—will occur ...

The solstice occurs at the same time everywhere on Earth, this year it happens Dec. 21 at 4:21 a.m. EST. For the Northern ...

And the night sky tonight obliges by presenting a beautiful ... Saturnalia was celebrated on the date of the winter solstice by the calendar then in use, and it also marked the fact that the ...

The Ursids, peaking in the serenity of December’s long nights, invite you to a dance of lights that promises to brighten the ...

The shortest days, longest nights of the year continue from this first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. Only seconds ...

By around 7 p.m., the sky is dark enough to enjoy a number of planets, stars, and phenomena without a telescope. Winter is an ...

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...

A s winter settles in and the days grow shorter, December’s night sky offers some of the most spectacular celestial displays of the year. With clear, crisp air and early evenings, the conditions ...

The popular nickname “cold moon ” originated from native American tribes, in this case the Mohawks, which gave a name to each full moon throughout the year to help track the seasons. The cold in the ...

There will be lots of intermittent cloud cover in the mountains because of all of the active weather we’re having,” National ...

True, the glitz and glamour, the busy streets and slopes of other popular mountain destinations have their merit. Trust me, I ...