it looked like it was the middle of the day. As explained in Matty's video, this is called a "midnight sun" which is when the sun remains visible at midnight during the summertime and just ...

The 24-hour darkness during the winter near the Poles can disrupt sleep – this is how the people who live there cope.

This marks the beginning of the polar day, a period when the sun never sets. In Utqiaġvik, the polar day lasts about 84 days, during which time the sun remains above the horizon 24 hours a day.