
Pull up a chair—sunset at the South Pole takes weeks, not hours. And why is that? Because the Earth’s rotational axis is tilted, the poles gradually proceed from full exposure to full shadow (and back again) as the Earth travels around the sun. The Earth’s tilt also gives us our seasons, and something less obvious—and maybe our new word of the day—the Week 22 at the Pole
June 13, 2025Week 21 at the Pole
June 5, 2025Week 20 at the Pole
May 30, 2025Week 19 at the Pole
May 22, 2025