While astronomy and clouds don’t usually mix, a rare type of atmospheric phenomenon, called noctilucent or night-shining clouds, offers an exception, as reported by Space.com’s Anthony Wood ...

A "Space Jellyfish" from a Falcon 9 rocket launch seen Friday. Read full article: Officials push e-bike safety as students in Central Florida soon return to school An image provided by Ikea and ...

Noctilucent clouds form in the mesosphere, or the third layer, at an altitude of about 45 to 55 miles. Since they’re so high up, they catch sunlight long before local sunrise and after sunset ...

Per the Universities Space Research Association, such cloud formations are known as cumulonimbus incus, mature storm clouds that have reached the boundary between the troposphere and the ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Station created unique clouds spotted from Jacksonville on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Early risers across Northeast Florida were treated to an interesting sight Wednesday morning: wispy, glowing clouds in the eastern sky just before sunrise. These are known ...

A pre-sunrise SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked across pink-hued clouds and sky Monday morning, treating Brevard Public Schools students, parents and personnel to a spectacular sight as they ...