People are marking the start of the winter and summer solstices across the globe. North of the equator, celebrations welcome ...

These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the winter solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 winter solstice.

Since we first crawled out of the cave, the winter solstice has heralded a time to retreat back to it, ... Getty Images. Food is in itself a sacrificial offering of land and labor.

Benjamin Liss / dpa/AFP via Getty Images. Saturday is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s not only the shortest day of the year, but the official arrival of astronomical winter.

The winter solstice is Saturday this year. That means the shortest and darkest days of the year are almost behind us. In Anchorage, we will gain mere seconds the first few days after solstice, but ...

A composite series of images show the progression of the total lunar eclipse in Dallas on Dec. 21, 2010, as the full moon fell on the date of the winter solstice. According to a NASA, while it was ...

Chileans got dressed up for a Gay Pride parade, cricket players from Australia and West Indies faced off on the Caribbean ...

As holiday lights brighten streets and the season of cheer unfolds, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice this year -- a reminder that the darkest day of the year is upon us.