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Earth To Make Its Closest Approach To The Sun This Week: Will It Affect The Seasons?
Perihelion is when a planet or celestial body reaches its closest point to the Sun in its orbit.
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Ursid Meteor Shower: Date, Best Time And How To Watch Last Celestial Activity of 2025
Meteor activity is best observed from late evening through to dawn, with the hours before local sunrise often yielding the richest display as Earth rotates into the incoming stream.
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Winter Solstice 2025: Space Agency Shares Details And Significance Of December 21
Significance of December 21: The winter solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Winter Solstice 2024: All About The Shortest Day And Longest Night Of The Year
Winter Solstice 2024: The Earth's tilt of approximately 23.5 degrees on its axis is the primary reason for the occurrence of the winter solstice and the changing seasons.
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Why Days Get Longer In Summer And Shorter In Winter
The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).
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India Witnessing Shortest Day Of The Year Today. Here's Why
As the world bids farewell to longer days and ushers in the magic of winter, India prepares for the longest night of the year today - a phenomenon known as Winter Solstice.
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Winter Solstice 2023: Here's Everything To Know About Shortest Day Of The Year
As the year progresses towards its close, an important global moment is on the way. On December 22, we'll celebrate the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice.
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Winter Season Celebrated by Google With Animated Doodle in India and Around the World
Google is celebrating the beginning of winter season with an animated doodle on its website. In the Northern Hemisphere, Tuesday, December 21 is also known as the Winter Solstice.
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Summer Solstice 2021: NASA Details All You Need to Know About the Year’s Longest Day
Summer Solstice is occurring today — the longest day of the summer season in the northern hemisphere when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This day signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. Through the year two such astronomical events occur — the othe...
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Diplomat Makes Video Of Planetary Anthems For Saturn, Jupiter Conjunction
As Jupiter and Saturn will come closest to each other in nearly 400 years tonight, appearing together as one bright star, Indian diplomat-poet Abhay K has created a special video of cosmic anthems to mark the occasion of this 'Great Conjunction' and December Solstice.
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Earth To Make Its Closest Approach To The Sun This Week: Will It Affect The Seasons?
Perihelion is when a planet or celestial body reaches its closest point to the Sun in its orbit.
-
Ursid Meteor Shower: Date, Best Time And How To Watch Last Celestial Activity of 2025
Meteor activity is best observed from late evening through to dawn, with the hours before local sunrise often yielding the richest display as Earth rotates into the incoming stream.
-
Winter Solstice 2025: Space Agency Shares Details And Significance Of December 21
Significance of December 21: The winter solstice marks the beginning of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Winter Solstice 2024: All About The Shortest Day And Longest Night Of The Year
Winter Solstice 2024: The Earth's tilt of approximately 23.5 degrees on its axis is the primary reason for the occurrence of the winter solstice and the changing seasons.
-
Why Days Get Longer In Summer And Shorter In Winter
The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).
-
India Witnessing Shortest Day Of The Year Today. Here's Why
As the world bids farewell to longer days and ushers in the magic of winter, India prepares for the longest night of the year today - a phenomenon known as Winter Solstice.
-
Winter Solstice 2023: Here's Everything To Know About Shortest Day Of The Year
As the year progresses towards its close, an important global moment is on the way. On December 22, we'll celebrate the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice.
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Winter Season Celebrated by Google With Animated Doodle in India and Around the World
Google is celebrating the beginning of winter season with an animated doodle on its website. In the Northern Hemisphere, Tuesday, December 21 is also known as the Winter Solstice.
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Summer Solstice 2021: NASA Details All You Need to Know About the Year’s Longest Day
Summer Solstice is occurring today — the longest day of the summer season in the northern hemisphere when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This day signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere and the start of winter in the southern hemisphere. Through the year two such astronomical events occur — the othe...
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Diplomat Makes Video Of Planetary Anthems For Saturn, Jupiter Conjunction
As Jupiter and Saturn will come closest to each other in nearly 400 years tonight, appearing together as one bright star, Indian diplomat-poet Abhay K has created a special video of cosmic anthems to mark the occasion of this 'Great Conjunction' and December Solstice.
