The Earth orbits the sun on its own axis, which is tilted at 23.5 degrees, meaning that the hemispheres lose warmth from the sun when they tilt away. The axial tilt and the Earth’s orbit also means that at certain times of the year, the sun sits right above the equator. This ...
During thesolstices that mark summer and winter, the Earth is reaching the greatest angles of its axis. Typically on June 20 or 21, the summer solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere because this area of Earth is tilted toward the sun. The opposite happens on Dec. 21 or 22 with the...
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During thesolstices that mark summer and winter, the Earth is reaching the greatest angles of its axis. Typically on June 20 or 21, the summer solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere because this area of Earth is tilted toward the sun. The opposite happens on Dec. 21 or 22 with the ...