UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.

It’s called Polar Night, and it’s a phenomenon that happens each year in northern Alaska. The town of Utqiaġvik is the northernmost city in the United States. Located roughly 725 miles northwest of ...

I recently decided to surprise my family with a trip to our nation’s 49th state, Alaska. I say “surprise” because I asked them where they wanted to go the most this summer, and they mentioned ...

As spring approaches, daylight will lengthen dramatically, eventually leading to the opposite extreme: the midnight sun, where the sun remains visible 24 hours a day from May through early August.

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.