When NASA’s Curiosity rover left Earth, its aluminum wheels were designed for sand, slopes and scattered stones, not a ...

Yes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter.

The winter solstice is here, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year — and for California, it comes with rain in the forecast for most of the state. Storm systems are expected to sweep ...

Not a fan of winter's short days and long nights? Don't fret, the days are about to start getting longer again. The Northern Hemisphere's shortest day of the year, or the winter solstice, is quickly ...

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Meteorologists consider the arrival of December as the start of winter, the beginning of the coldest three months of the year. Astronomically, the season started a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, ...

With temperatures hovering around 30 degrees at kickoff on Sunday, it was a cold day in Philadelphia, but the good news for Eagles fans is that they didn't have to sit around in the cold weather for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Hemisphere’s shortest day and longest night of ...

The sun has been setting in the Brockton area well before 5 p.m. recently, but it won't be long now before the days start to get a little longer. The winter solstice is coming up, and with it the ...

The winter solstice is arriving soon. "The winter solstice is significant across various cultures, signaling the changing of the seasons," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. After the winter ...

As the rain continues to rain, and the hour when the sky goes from a dreary lightish gray to darker gray to black gets earlier and earlier, you may find yourself wondering: Will this ever end? That ...