A captivating time-lapse video captures the midnight sun rising for 84 consecutive days in Utqiagvik, Alaska, the ...

Mesmerizing video shows the sun rising for 84 days in America's northernmost city. In Utqiagvik, residents have entered a ...

The winter solstice, famously the shortest day of the year, is nearly three weeks behind us. So why is the sun rising later than it did on Dec. 21? The answer lies in Earth's rotation and orbit.

Despite the winter solstice being the shortest day, the sun has been rising later in the weeks following it. This phenomenon is due to the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt, which causes a ...