Spring officially begins today (March 20) with the vernal equinox, bringing longer days and warmer temperatures to the ...

During winter the situation is reversed as the North Pole tilts away from the sun for ... the sun reaches its lowest or highest point in the sky during the year as a result of the Earth’s ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

The really good news, though, is that the great evening winter ... North Star, shines at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Polaris shines directly above the Earth’s terrestrial North Pole ...