From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...

People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only ...

Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and ...

The official marker of the summer season arrives tonight. It's the summer solstice, which has been celebrated for thousands of years.

When most people refer to the first day of summer, they mean astronomical summer—the summer solstice. In contrast, ...

This article was published in 2024 and has been updated for 2025’s summer solstice. On Friday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice.

The summer solstice is a moment in space and time during the annual orbit when our tilted planet's Northern Hemisphere points the most toward the sun.

Friday is the first official day of summer and the weather forecast is already heating up for Central Indiana. Temperatures ...