Photographers hoping to capture stunning "night-shining" clouds have been left frustrated this year. The fast-approaching solar maximum may be to blame. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

A conflict-driven reroute of international ships exposed how dramatically cleaner fuel reduces cloud formation.

The dance of electrical charges high above us is more complex than most people realize. While we typically think of lightning ...

The disappearance of the gas giant's clouds is tied to the sun's 11-year cycle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All of Neptune's ...

After analyzing 30 years of data, scientists came to a surprising conclusion about an ice giant in our solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Clouds are usually a popular weather topic because they can seem like familiar shapes or fun colors. This week, the sky put on a show and our Coastal Bend Weather Watchers ...

Neptune receives a tiny fraction of the sunlight that strikes Earth, yet somehow, that’s enough to transform the clouds of this faraway world. The main driver of cloud formation is generally the ...

Astronomers have uncovered a link between Neptune's shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, in which the waxing and waning of the Sun's entangled magnetic fields drives solar activity.

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This week, sky watchers in the upper United States, Canada and Europe have spotted a flurry of shimmering, ghostlike wisps in the night sky. The blue-silver streaks shine brightly only after the sun ...

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