Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This weekend, the June solstice on June 21, 2026, marks the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the ...

At the start of the year, Earth will quietly reach a milestone in its orbit around the sun. Known as perihelion, this is the moment when our planet is closer to the sun than at any other point in the ...

This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator. It’s the ...