Rocket launches can create eerie patterns in the sky, from undulating bright-blue spirals to glowing “jellyfish” blobs.

That’s because it’s where light refracts off the ice crystals present in a thin veil of cirrus clouds. So we can have those form in the summertime. Your surface might be warm, but the ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Lightning strikes that we see here on the surface are only one kind of storm phenomenon ...

A giant whirlpool of light, known as a "SpaceX spiral," was recently spotted swirling across the night sky over Europe as a ...

Researchers report their insights on the emerging field of complex frequencies excitations, a recently introduced scheme to control light, sound and other wave phenomena beyond conventional limits.

Rainbows happen when sunlight is refracted and dispersed in drops of rain or mist. Water is denser than air, so sunlight ...

Unable as I am to contribute to this beautiful branch of science that is so important for the welfare of mankind, I could at most comment on the purely inorganic light phenomena which have exerted ...

Last year was a notable year for viewing the northern lights across the Okanagan. Many residents were able to see and ...