The higher your vantage point, the more likely you’ll see more of the rainbow’s circle. Chen Hui/VCG via Getty Images The legend goes that there is a pot of gold hidden at the end of every rainbow.

MACON, Ga. — A rainbow forms when sunlight enters a raindrop. When this happens, sunlight bounces around the raindrop and changes speed and direction. That's called refraction. These changes also ...

A rainbow is shown Sept. 10, 2022, forming over Fort McCoy, Wis. The rainbow appeared just as the sun was setting and as a passing rain shower was taking place. According to the National Geographic ...