Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the summer solstice? The June solstice will this ...

At 10:42 p.m. Friday night, the sun will reach its most northern point — at an angle 23.5 degrees above the equator known as the Tropic of Cancer. The longest day of the year in the northern ...

Do you have your sunscreen, shades, swimsuit, or plans to keep children busy? Summer and all the fun and frustration of the season is finally here. As a reward, you'll get a maximum of three-day ...

June 21 brings forth the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, igniting a new season and the official start of the astronomical summer. The shift occurs when one of the Earth’s poles is tilted ...

The summer solstice heralds the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the day with the most daylight for the year. But what's the science behind the longest day and ...