Winter Solstice: The Sun Stands Still on Saturday

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 15:10 in Astronomy & Space

This coming Saturday (Dec. 21) marks one of the four major way stations on the Earth’s annual journey around the sun. It will be the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and the summer solstice for folks in the south.

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