A specific set of wintertime atmospheric conditions has turned the region's skies into a showcase of rare and eye-catching ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, ...

A Feb. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a photo of a circular, red cloud formation above a map of Turkey and northern Syria. "#HAARP cloud; then weeks later; massive EARTHQUAKES ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark, threatening cumulonimbus — and recognizing what weather each type ...

Graduate students analyze cloud formation data with research scientist Jesse Anderson, using the Pi Cloud Chamber to study atmospheric processes. × Michigan Tech's Pi Cloud Chamber is giving ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early Wednesday morning, parts of the Columbia area saw rain to start the day with scattered showers and storms. This made for a rainy morning commute for many individuals. As the ...

Mount Rainier is not erupting. The Mount Rainier National Park said in a press release that a vent has not opened on the volcano, addressing a viral social media video that spread on Wednesday. "After ...

We have big-sky cloud formations to enjoy, ponder and maybe hide from. They range from interesting to downright scary, and it is fun to recall some clouds that made me skedaddle faster than greased ...

Clouds form when water vapor — an invisible gas in the atmosphere — sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, ...

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