Atmospheric Optics

science-explainer

During summer, many people notice pink and rosy hues along the horizon just after sunset or before sunrise, often describing the sky as a summer time spritz pink skies. These co...

Science

Rainbows form when sunlight refracts, reflects, and disperses inside water droplets, producing the familiar arc of colors. At night, the direct sunlight that powers classic rain...

science-explainers

A red sun today is usually the result of sunlight passing through a high concentration of dust, smoke, or other small particles in the atmosphere, which scatters shorter blue wa...

space-science

The Moon is not blue; to the human eye it is typically a gray or off-white color in space and on the ground, though under rare atmospheric conditions it can appear bluish. The q...

Science and Technology

A black ring sky refers to a visible dark band or ring that appears in the sky, typically near the horizon or surrounding the sun or moon. This phenomenon is often shaped by atm...

Atmospheric Science

Clouds on fire refers to vivid reddish, orange, or blood-red cloud displays often observed near sunrise or sunset when intense wildfires or large urban fires inject substantial...

Skywatching

Last night’s "weird moon" was likely a familiar moon exhibiting a common but striking visual phenomenon. This evergreen explainer describes the main causes of odd lunar appear...