Simultaneously cooling Pluto while energizing atmospheric molecules to allow them to escape into space, Pluto's haze plays a ...

If you live in the southern hemisphere and have been stopped in your tracks by a recent sunset, you may have noticed they ...

Mother Nature really has been putting on a show during the sunrises and sunsets, that is all thanks to the Canadian wildfire smoke that continues to move into the Midwest.

The Strawberry Moon, the full moon in June, will peak at 3:44 a.m. ET on June 11, according to Time. Due to a lunar ...

Adding to its uniqueness, 2025's Strawberry Moon is a micro-moon—a full moon that occurs when the celestial body is near its farthest point from Earth in its orbit. That means it will appear about 14% ...

Nothing inspires people to take a moment out of their lives to look at the sky more than a beautiful sunset or sunrise.

On Earth, sunlight interacts with our atmosphere, scattering light particles and creating a bright blue sky. In contrast, space lacks an atmosphere to scatter light, so unless light hits a surface ...

Get live updates on the Starship rocket launch from SpaceX's Starbase headquarters in Texas. See what time it launches, where ...

These images feature zodiacal light — the faint, diffuse glow created by sunlight scattering off dust particles in orbit.

His discovery is why the scientific term for this effect is called Rayleigh scattering. The other gases in the atmosphere can be really important too, such as the effects of carbon dioxide or ...