Though the 22-degree halo is the most common, it is just one of several atmospheric optical effects—others include sun ...

Juno’s latest discoveries have pulled back the veil on Jupiter’s harsh atmosphere and the fiery volcanic world of Io. The spacecraft detected warm lava flows beneath Io’s crust and uncovered how heat ...

On Saturday afternoon, a wonderful phenomenon took over Sharjah's skies — the 22º halo. Wondering what it is, or why it ...

JunoCam, the visible light imager aboard NASA's Juno, captured this enhanced-color view of Ju-piter's northern high latitudes ...

We see refraction at work every time we watch a clear sunset. The sun appears to be still above the horizon when in fact it has already set, because the earth's atmosphere refracts the light ...

Light, either filtered through slits or almost entirely absent in certain areas, reinforces the oppressive atmosphere. The raw concrete, with its cold and rigid texture, intensifies this ...

These beautiful beams are known as ‘light pillars’ – an atmospheric optical phenomenon caused by the refraction of light in tiny ice crystals falling towards the earth. As these shards fall, ...

“A Fiery Dawn Like No Other,” the Devil Sunrise is believed to be caused by atmospheric refraction, where light bends through layers of clouds or particles near the horizon. Dr. Emily Carter, an ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

Aisling O'Hare, who led the study, told Newsweek she's "excited" about what the science world can learn from the data.