Weather can be as unpredictable as it is fascinating. From the gentle patter of rain to the ferocity of thunderstorms, the ...

The 22° Halo is a striking optical phenomenon that manifests as a circular ring of light around the sun or moon. This halo is formed by the refraction of light through ice crystals in high ...

SINGAPORE - If you happened to lift your gaze to the skies around midday on March 15, you may have spotted a bright ring of ...

Though sun halos can happen year-round, they are especially noticeable in the winter when ice-filled cirrus clouds are more common.

That bright, circular halo is a natural optical phenomenon known as a sun halo, and while it may look mystical, there’s a straightforward scientific explanation. According to Keith Berger ...

Last weekend provided some peeks of sunshine and those who looked up at the skies late Friday caught an ultra rare spectacle.

That's called a sun pillar. According to the National Weather Service, the optical phenomenon appears as a vertical shaft of light, visible most often at sunrise or sundown. SEE ALSO: Sunshine and ...

Some optical phenomena depend on the quantum nature of light and the interaction of light with matter. Geometric optics and physical optics are models that describe phenomena while ignoring properties ...

If you happened to lift your gaze to the skies around midday on March 15, you may have spotted a bright ring of light around ...