text message. noun. Definition of text message for Students. : a short message that is sent electronically to a cell phone or other device.
Winter Solstice on December 21st: the longest night of the year. The shortest day of the year, the longest night occurs today, Sunday, December 21st. The so-called Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in the North Hemisphere when the Earth North axis is at the longest distance to the sun.
Summer solstice 2014: The longest day, but not the hottest. This is solargraph made with a pinhole camera. It shows the period from the summer solstice (highest streaks) to the winter solstice (lowest streaks) in 2009 in New Mexico. Today, June 21, is the summer solstice, and the longest day of the year, at least in the Northern Hemisphere.