Hate early sunsets? One Alaskan town just had its last and will experience no sun again until Jan. 22, 2026.

The phenomenon known as “Polar Night” kicked off Tuesday in Utqiagvik, Alaska (formerly known as Barrow). The city is home to ...

The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness. The sun was slated to set at 1:36 p.m. Tuesday, and it won’t return until Jan. 22.

It was seasickness that really got to me,” she says. “I couldn’t eat for days and survived on medicines. There’s no fixed ...