How the Earth's tilt creates short, cold January days

The winter solstice is past, but bundle up – January is when winter really arrives in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Deanna Hence, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
Jan. 10, 2022 • ~8 min

What you need to know about this year's winter solstice and the great conjunction

This year's winter solstice is also when Saturn and Jupiter appear closest to each other for 60 years, Here's what you need to know about both the events.

William Teets, Acting Director and Astronomer, Dyer Observatory, Vanderbilt University • conversation
Dec. 18, 2020 • ~5 min

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