Altocumulus: White and gray, patchy clouds that are layered, sheet-like in the sky and generally composed of plates, rounded masses or rolls.They may be partly fibrous or diffuse and may or may ...

It transits, or reaches its highest point in the sky, around 2 A.M. local daylight time, which will be the best time to catch it if you’re looking to study it in detail. Sunrise: 5:31 A.M ...

Here's the science of those red dots During the total solar eclipse, skywatchers saw ruby-colored prominences sticking out of the moon's shadow. Skip to main content ...

Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano.

A photographer in Minnesota was able to capture video of a mesmerizing northern lights display as swirls of red and green danced across the night sky.. Another geomagnetic storm made the colorful ...

According to NOAA, there are 10 basic cloud types, though there are other formations like a wall clouds, shelf clouds or even contrails created by planes. Here are the 10 basic clouds with ...

Altocumulus: White and gray, patchy clouds that are layered, sheet-like in the sky and generally composed of plates, rounded masses or rolls. They may be partly fibrous or diffuse and may or may ...