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.

In this Aug. 12, 2005, file photo, a boat drives past a skin boat display near whale bones and an arch made of a whale jaw on the beach in a town that was known as Barrow, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, ...

Residents of Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost city in the United States, were treated to sunlight for the first time in months over the weekend. The sun had not risen over the Arctic town since ...

Utqiagvik, Alaska—known as the land of the “Midnight Sun”—is entering a remarkable stretch of 84 consecutive days without a sunset. Asisauan Toovak, mayor of the town located roughly 320 miles north ...

The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness. Think of it this way: By the time the sun rises again, a new president will occupy the White House.

Think you’ve had a long day? Imagine living in Utqiagvik, Alaska. After rising on Saturday, the sun there will shine for 84 days, 11 hours, 4 minutes without setting. Meteorologists and astronomers ...

A small town in Alaska won’t see another sunset for more than 80 days. The sun rose on Saturday, May 9, in Utqiagvik, Alaska, and won’t set again until 2:57 a.m. local time on Aug. 2.The National ...