Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year on December 21, the winter solstice marks the shortest, darkest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

The winter solstice is upon us, and with it, the longest night of the year. As the sunlight wanes in the Northern Hemisphere, warmth must be made, and self-reflection sought. This year, the winter ...

Winter begins at 10:39 p.m. Wednesday with the winter solstice. The term solstice is used twice a year - around June 21 for the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and around Dec. 21 for the ...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year is almost upon us. Saturday, December 21, marks the winter solstice. An optimistic way to view this astronomical first day of winter is that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. (PA) (Andrew Matthews, PA Images) ...

The winter has arrived at the doorstep of the northern hemisphere, announced by the coming of the winter solstice. And though temperatures have not started to plunge—yet—South Carolina is bracing for ...