The polar night, and the opposite phenomenon known as the "midnight sun" whereby the sun never sets, are caused by the rotation of Earth while it orbits the sun.

The Alaska town of Utqiaġvik has seen its last sunset for 66 days due to "polar night," a phenomenon in polar regions of Earth that puts the town in near total darkness for months.

But for this Alaskan town, the polar night is a normal phenomenon that happens every year. The National Weather Service in Fairbanks on Wednesday said the sun will not rise again until Jan. 23 in ...

“Polar night is a normal phenomenon that happens every winter for Barrow (Utqiagvik), and any other towns inside the Arctic circle,” said CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar.

A phenomenon known as polar night, when the sun remains below the horizon due to Earth’s tilt, occurs for locations within polar circles. Utqiagvik lies within the Arctic circle.

As this Alaska city sits more than 300 miles north of the Arctic circle, its polar night is especially long. According to The Washington Post, the sun set for the final time in 2020 on Nov. 18 ...

This is what you need to know about the polar night, and a couple of myths that need busting. As autumn transitions to winter, ... What you need to know about Norway's polar night phenomenon. Frazer ...

After weeks of darkness, the sun is rising in America's northernmost town. Find out what it's like to experience 67 days of darkness in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

In America, a small town in Alaska won't see the sun for two months as it enters polar night. The town won't see the sun until January, according to the Weather Channel. But this does not mean ...

Scientists had always assumed that the polar night was a time of icy stasis, when marine life died off or ate little for months at a time, awaiting the return of springtime’s 24-hour daylight ...

This Norwegian village takes "polar night" to the extreme, but thanks to modern technology, you can enjoy a sunny, recreation-filled alpine getaway.