Hurricanes wreak havoc in various parts of the world. However, it's a curious fact that they very rarely approach the equator ...

The Earth is encircled by an imaginary line known as the equator. Positioned at 0 degrees latitude, it separates the planet ...

Ready for the first day of spring? What we know about the 2025 spring equinox, the autumnal equinox, summer and winter ...

The vernal equinox signals the astronomical start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, with the sun crossing above Earth's equator, moving from south to north, at 5:01 a.m. EST (0901 GMT ...

This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing the Vernal Equinox. Also known as the first day of Spring. The Vernal Equinox occurs when the sun shines directly over the equator. This occurred on ...

Aurora-chasing season has arrived with the spring equinox, a time when space weather experts say we are more likely to see the dancing technicolor lights known as the aurora borealis or Northern ...

The autumnal equinox occurs in September – when the Earth's axis is tilted neither ... The sun is directly above the equator during both equinoxes. We experience the longest day of the year ...