with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...

What is the summer solstice? The summer solstice is the 'longest' day of the year, giving us a chance to take advantage of added sunlight in what is set to be amongst the wettest summers on record.

For northern hemisphere dwellers, the 2024 summer solstice occurs on Thursday 20 June at 21:51 BST (20:51 GMT). This is the moment at which the sun will be at its highest position in the sky ...

Editor's Note: The video in the player above is from a previous report. The 2024 summer solstice is nearly here, and this ...

The summer and winter solstices hold particular significance for Pagans. The summer solstice is celebrated as a "time of plenty and celebration", according to the Pagan Federation, while the ...

Thousands of people cheered sunrise at Stonehenge on summer solstice. About 10,000 people gathered at the Neolithic monument to greet the start of the longest day of the year, according to ...