The winter solstice also marks the first official day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's what to know this year.

When winter sets in, and daylight is gone well before dinner, it’s hard not to notice how long the nights stretch on. For me, ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

We’ve all noticed it. Nights are growing longer, furnaces are working harder, and in many places, snow is blanketing the land. No doubt about it: Winter ...

Despite little to no daylight — plus months of frigid temperatures — people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic ...

Since it has the fewest hours of sunlight compared to the rest of the year, the Winter Solstice is considered the “shortest ...

This annual event marks the shortest day of the year, characterised by the fewest hours of daylight, and conversely, the ...

Skywatchers and astronomers alike can view the annual Geminids meteor shower's peak activity wherever the skies are clear on ...

Balsam Moon at 3148 Bungo Creek Lane SW, Pine River (6 miles west of Pine River out County Highway 2 from Highway 371, and 4 ...

This weekend, dozens of meteors, including some especially brilliant ones called fireballs, are expected to streak across the ...

A sleep-inducing molecule humans use to make proteins was found, along with other amino acids, on an asteroid named Bennu.

When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is ...