Sure, we might know that it's called the spring equinox, but what does that really even mean? What is an equinox? What happens during an equinox? And who even decides which day is the first day of ...

Not only did the groundhog correctly predict an early spring, but the season also begins a day early on the calendar. The vernal equinox arrives at 11:06 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday night ...

Spring is blooming, and with it comes the spring equinox. This celestial event occurs annually, marking the moment when the Earth's axis is neither tilted away from nor toward the sun, resulting ...

The vernal equinox heralds the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (finally). But have you heard the myth about balancing an egg on its end? Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in the Southern Hemisphere.

Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the sun is on the same plane as the equator. After the vernal equinox in ...

Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox — also called the March equinox or the spring equinox — arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the ...

Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, is based on the spring equinox, for example. And at the Mayan site Chichen Itza in Mexico, people gather during the equinox to watch the sun create a shadow pattern ...