Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 18.6 years. Skip to main content ...

Perhaps the most famous astronomical feature of Stonehenge is its alignment with the summer solstice sunrise. On this longest day of the year, the sun appears to rise directly above the Heel Stone ...

Stonehenge is famous for its alignment with the sun, which is why visitors flock to the ancient site at the start of summer. But 5,000 years ago, the ancient Wiltshire monument may also have been ...

Over 15,000 visitors on Friday witnessed an ancient solstice sunrise alignment at Stonehenge, the most famous of the U.K.’s thousands of neolithic monuments. Clear weather meant visitors in the ...

Learn how a rescue excavation revealed the definitive date of the Carnac megaliths and gave new clues to their function.

But Stonehenge includes other elements, such as 56 pits arranged in a circle, an earthwork bank and ditch, and other smaller features such as the four station stones.

Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central ...

It is believed solstices have been celebrated at Stonehenge for thousands of years. The summer solstice takes place as one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the sun as it reaches its ...

About 15,000 people visited the Stonehenge monument for the summer solstice, when visitors are allowed to wander among the stones and even stay overnight to greet the dawn.

Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery.. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central ...