A “roll cloud” spotted off the coast of Portugal looked like something out of a movie. Here’s the science behind it.

The dark, tsunami-like cloud formation billowed across parts of Portugal’s northern and central coasts, as the country set a ...

People in Portugal witnessed one of the most beautiful natural phenomena– after ‘roll clouds’ took over the ocean, turning it into the ‘best beach day ever’. Here’s how the internet reacted to the ...

There’s something truly enchanting about catching sight of iridescent clouds, shimmering like a spilled box of pearls against the dying light. These rare, pastel-hued displays ... Read more The post ...

Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate. Bright ones at low altitudes generally reflect solar energy away, ...

Bedrock Ocean has developed an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that runs for up to 12 hours off its lithium-ion batteries while mapping the floor using its sonar and magnetic sensors.

Altocumulus clouds over the Southern Ocean and Antarctic coast. Photos were taken by a forward-looking camera each day. The height and radiation indicated in each photo are the approximate cloud ...

Published in the print edition of the June 9, 2025, issue. Garrett Hongo is the author of “ The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo ” and the poetry collection “Ocean of Clouds” (2025).

But in 2014, NASA’s Terra satellite captured a near-perfect circle of clouds hovering above the Pacific Ocean. Spotted a few thousand kilometers southwest of Hawaii, this unusual ring floated ...

NASA's Terra satellite When was it taken? Sept. 3, 2014 This striking satellite image reveals a giant, near-perfect cloud circle that formed in the heart of the Pacific Ocean more than a decade ago.

While sky gazers look forward to the next astronomical phenomenon, everyone looks up to the heavens for the March 29 Solar Eclipse 2025. Weather, however, is still an essential condition that will ...

The clouds were seen for the first time by NASA’s Pathfinder all the way back in 1997. Curiosity has been on Mars since 2012, but it took until 2019 to see them. Perseverance has been on Mars ...