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This Tuesday Is The ‘Fall Equinox’. Here’s What That Means – ScienceAlert
The fall equinox happens on Tuesday. Here’s how the equinox works, according to a planetary scientist.
The fall equinox comes this Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Although not the best time to balance an egg (that’s an old wives’ tale), the equinox heralds the coming of autumn, cooler temperatures, and shorter days for the northern hemisphere, which houses about 90% of Earth’s population. For the southern hemisphere, it signifies the opposite: warmer weather and the dawning of spring.
To illustrate what’s going on with the equinox, Dr. James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist at the Japan Aerospace Ex…
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