Galaxies without stars might seem like a contradiction. Aren’t galaxies supposed to be islands of stars, gas, planets, and more? Well, maybe this newly discovered object should be called a failed ...

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 ...

Puffy, wispy, white and gray, we’ve seen them all this spring. Clouds come in a variety of types, and each type comes with critical information about incoming weather patterns. If you’re a local hiker ...

Noctilucent or night-shining clouds are rare, high-altitude clouds that glow with a blue, silvery hue at dusk or dawn when the sun shines on them from below the horizon. These ice clouds typically ...

On a warm day in January of last year, Martin Heinritzi peered from a window of his research plane, spotting Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. “We were focused on what is directly coming out of the reef ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical ...

The surrounding air affects how snowflakes develop. In drier air, growth is slow and produces simple, compact or column-like designs that create dry, powdery snow. Humid air accelerates snowflake ...

Sightings of hole-punch clouds inundated the Facebook page for the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia, on Monday with more than a dozen photos sent in from across northern Georgia.