On August 23rd, the sky witnessed a rare and fascinating event: the famous "black moon." If you've never heard of it, rest assured, it's not a mystical sign heralding misfortune, but rather a natural ...

Residents of Russia’s Sakhalin Island were left astonished after witnessing a rare and striking sight in the sky that appeared to show two suns shining at the same time. Residents captured the unusual ...

STEVE, a strange ribbon of purple and green haze discovered by citizen scientists in 2016, just got even weirder. While looking through archival data, a team of scientists discovered that the ...

A rare optical phenomenon created the illusion of four moons in Russia’s night sky. Here’s what caused it and the science behind this stunning sight.

A new star is coming to the Northern night sky. It could appear in days, or it could be months—astronomers aren’t sure, despite waiting almost 80 years for it to shine. But once it does, it will burn ...

"When it comes to atmospheric optics, one of the most captivating and awe-inspiring phenomena is the circumzenithal arc," reads the Atmospheric Optics website. "Imagine a rainbow that has escaped its ...

Sundogs are more common this time of the year due to more high clouds present along the jet stream generally farther south in winter, Lanza said. Sometimes, sundogs can be a sign of bad weather coming ...

An extremely rare phenomenon of four moons appearing simultaneously over Russias St. Petersburg was recordded during the night of January 31 & February 1st .The unusual sight left residents mesmerised ...