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WHY We’re About To Experience The Shortest Day Of The Year

We’re heading towards the winter solstice – the shortest day of the year – on the 21st of June 2022. The summer solstice in December is feeling pretty far away. But have you ever wondered exactly what a solstice is and why it happens?

Huh? Science Explained’s Matilda Handsley-Davis explains below!

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