What is the summer solstice? F or many people, the summer solstice is simply the first day of summer and the longest day of ...

To a person standing in the center of Stonehenge, the layout is oriented so that the stones frame, with precision, the sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice.

The summer solstice welcomes the first official day of summer. Find out about the science of the solstice and well as its ...

People head to Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Wiltshire, England. People gather during sunrise as they take part in the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge ...

For Stonehenge and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year, a cause for celebration for many, including the people seen below.

Around 8,000 people gathered around the prehistoric stones at Stonehenge to greet the sun for the summer solstice, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere. The first day of summer is ...

Stonehenge, one of the world’s most iconic archaeological sites, has been sprayed with orange paint by protestors demanding action on fossil fuels. It comes just one day before the annual summer ...

It's effectively all about the cycle of life, of death and rebirth. This year, the summer solstice at Stonehenge started at 7 p.m. Tuesday and ran through 8 a.m. Wednesday. For this one night ...

Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) All hail ...

Today marks summer solstice, the longest day in the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Thousands of people gathered at sunrise in Stonehenge, in southern England, for a festival marking the occasion.

If you are lucky enough to stand in the center of Stonehenge on the summer solstice, you will see the Sun rise over the Heel Stone, as it has for millennia. The Heel Stone was erected outside the ...