People have been celebrating the summer solstice with elaborate rituals since prehistoric times. But humans aren’t the only species to take mark June 21 as a special time.

The beginning of astronomical summer is marked by the summer solstice which will occur at 10:42pm EDT tonight.

The period around the summer solstice, after which the daylight hours will diminish, has always been marked with ceremony and ritual to acknowledge the summer’s peak. Whether embracing the ...

The summer solstice is a very important astronomical phenomenon for certain cultures, as it marks the beginning of summer and, if that were not enough, this event also causes the d ...

During the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice, the upper half of the earth is tilted toward the sun, creating the longest day and shortest night of the year.

The summer solstice is here. What to know about the longest day of the year Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical summer.

What happens on the summer solstice? The summer solstice, according to the National Weather Service, is when the earth's tilt toward the sun reaches its maximum noontime elevation.

For those north of the equator, the summer solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year.