SEATTLE — While the winter and early parts of spring are not ideal times to see the sky in the Pacific Northwest, western Washington residents have an abundance of astronomical events to keep an eye ...

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

A person raises their hands to absorb the energy of the spring equinox — a tradition in Mexico. (Henry Romero/Reuters) April showers may bring May flowers, but the start of spring comes even earlier — ...

There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and solar wind ...

Mornings may still be a little chilly in north Florida, but spring has officially sprung! The first day of meteorological spring was on March 1 and the first day of astronomical spring, the equinox, ...