High-speed winds on exoplanet WASP-17b may align quartz crystals in its atmosphere and create dazzling light effects like ...

Crystal clouds on a distant world may shimmer like sun dogs, hinting at exotic optics shaped by heat, wind, and starlight.

Scientists at Cornell University have discovered that conditions in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet, WASP-17b, could ...

Ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere sometimes align just right to create various striking visual effects, from a halo around the moon, to bright spots ...

Two separate AI-generated images were edited together to create what appeared to be an "incredibly rare" solar halo over ...

Marquand Resident Lori Ann Cannon took a photo of a gorgeous celestial object she saw, and received feedback on how it moved ...