NEW ORLEANS — The sun halo, a weather phenomenon that happens when light hits icy clouds at a certain angle, shined over New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Thursday. WWL Meteorologist Alexa ...

The luminous ring is known scientifically as a 22-degree halo, named for the angle at which sunlight bends as it passes through six-sided ice crystals. As the light enters and exits the crystals, it ...

A blue sky with the sun surrounded by a white circle bisected with a white line and two bright spots either side of the circle. A scientist recently snapped a series of shining arcs and halos of light ...

MOLINE, Ill. — A lot of you noticed quite a sight in our skies earlier this week. A large and beautiful sun halo! This phenomenon is not only beautiful but also a good example of how light from the ...

The ring of light seen around the sun in areas of southern Louisiana today is a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a sun halo. While taking a stroll, Acadiana Advocate photographer Leslie Westbrook ...

The sun had a strange halo around it this morning (November 27), causing residents to look to the heavens in amazement.

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a phenomenon scientists had lost hope of ever seeing on Mars. On Earth, when conditions are just right, ice crystals in the atmosphere can warp sunlight to create ...

(WLUK) -- The first warm, sunny day in a while in Northeast Wisconsin came with an extra treat for sky watchers. A halo appeared around the sun Wednesday afternoon. It was visible from locations ...

At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. When ...