A group of people in the early morning of the summer solstice in Wiltshire, England. The northern hemisphere celebrates the summer solstice as the longest day and shortest night of the year.

The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 21, this Saturday. Often called midsummer or the festival solstice, it is the day with the longest period of sunlight ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Thursday officially marks the first official day of summer and comes as Southeast Michigan experiences a heat wave. Temperatures have been reaching a high of at least 90 degrees each ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The June solstice marks the longest day of the year in the ...

Four misconceptions about the sun's ascension. June 21, 2011— -- From Chalchuapa, El Salvador, to Stonehenge in England, people are honoring the summer solstice today as the sun ascends to the ...

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Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers. The summer solstice falls late in the day on Friday, June 20 in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After a stretch of below-normal temperatures, summer is set to arrive this week — and it’s bringing a warming trend with it. The summer solstice, which marks the official start to ...

Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers.The summer solstice is Thursday, June 20. It’s the longest day and ...