The sun will set at 1:36 p.m. in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, but won't rise for another 65 days as the polar night sets in.

The sun never sets in Greenland — not over the summer, at least. They call it the “midnight sun”: a natural phenomenon of 24-hour sunlight caused by the tilting of the Earth. At its lowest point, the ...

The Arctic Sun has long since dipped below the horizon, plunging the world into 24 hours of darkness. The region stretching across northern Norway is a vital indicator of the health of our planet.

Few natural phenomena can compare to the otherworldly beauty of the Midnight Sun. Envision a place where the night disappears, and the sun stays for a full 24 hours. That is the magical truth of ...