northern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Northern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
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Earth orbits the sun at an angle, so in the northern hemisphere, where the United States is, Earth is tilted toward the sun during summer and away during winter, while the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lava began flowing from Klyuchevskoy, the largest active volcano in the northern hemisphere.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lava began flowing from Klyuchevskoy, the largest active volcano in the northern hemisphere.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Northern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20hemisphere. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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