northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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Vega is the fifth brightest star visible in the northern hemisphere.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 May 2025
Captured last December when Mars was approximately 60 million miles (98 million kilometers) from Earth, the snapshots align with the arrival of spring in the planet's northern hemisphere, according to the ESA statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris, that appear in the northern hemisphere.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
In the northern hemisphere, north-facing slopes are the most shaded, often holding dry, cold snow when the rest of the solar aspects are heating up.
—Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 May 2025
Captured last December when Mars was approximately 60 million miles (98 million kilometers) from Earth, the snapshots align with the arrival of spring in the planet's northern hemisphere, according to the ESA statement.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris, that appear in the northern hemisphere.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
In the northern hemisphere, north-facing slopes are the most shaded, often holding dry, cold snow when the rest of the solar aspects are heating up.
—Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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