Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the year unfolds, we experience the distinct changes in weather that mark the passage of time: the freshness of Spring, the warmth of Summer, the crispness of Autumn, and the chill ...

With an elliptical orbit and a tilt off our axis of 23.5 degree we on Earth enjoy 4 seasons in the northern hemisphere.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Sunday, December 21, is the winter solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere, that means it’s the shortest ...

44 degrees, or about half way between its extremes, and this angle is very slowly decreasing in a cycle that spans about 41,000 years. 5 degrees relative to its orbital plane around the sun, is the ...

On Sunday, Dec. 21, at exactly 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere's astronomical winter officially begins with the ...

The Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year, and it officially marks the start of winter.

How does the Earth’s orbit influence our daylight and temperatures? As the Earth orbits the sun, it spins around an axis – picture a stick going through the Earth, from the North Pole to the South ...

The winter solstice happens once a year when the Earth’s axis is tilted furthest from the sun in the northern or southern ...

The fall equinox is a significant event in any tipped planet's life. Seasons are caused by a planet's tilted axis. Those which orbit the sun standing nearly straight up and down with little to no ...

The first day of winter is Dec. 21, the date of this year's winter solstice for the northern hemisphere. Winter lasts from ...

The 2025 winter solstice happens on Sunday, Dec. 21, bringing the longest night and marking the start of astronomical winter.