Bright patches of light, known as sun dogs, appear when sunlight bends through hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude clouds ...

Not one, but two stunning optical effects were spotted overhead in Minnesota as the state was gripped by freezing ...

Several viewers sent in photos of a halo around the moon on Wednesday night. What is this phenomenon and is it connected to ...

Light from either the sun or moon refracts through the ice crystals. A 22-degree halo then forms around the sun or moon. A 22-degree halo is the most common halo to form during refraction. In rare ...

Stargazers enjoyed a double whammy with vibrant Northern Lights and a dazzling lunar halo in just one night. Indeed a lucky ...

A bright sun halo forms over Vryheid, drawing residents outside to admire the rare ring in the sky. (Photo credit: Amanda Vergottini) Vryheid residents paused in their tracks this morning (Thursday) ...

Pilots flying over the Himalayas often see three suns at once, a stunning phenomenon called sundog. This natural light show is no cockpit trick or sci-fi scene, just perfect mountain weather meeting ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has just done something no visitor from another star system has ever been caught doing: it ...

Forensic enhancements of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveal 'measurable' anomalies, including a clockwise spin and rigid linear jets.

New images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and a Jupiter-bound mission showcase interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ahead of its ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now visible in the UK night sky! The third confirmed alien visitor, whose chemical fingerprint is 'older than our Sun', makes its unrepeatable, 221,000 km/h flyby. Get ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape ...