Type I formations are somewhat similar to nacreous cloud, though different in chemical composition. They scatter sunlight less efficiently; hence, Type I clouds are less iridescent. Their formation ...

Summer brings the shortest nights of the year and the rare chance to see clouds with origins in outer space. Known as noctilucent clouds, these shimmering, electric-blue formations hover roughly 50 ...

ATLANTA — 11Alive Weather Impact Facebook members snapped several photos of unique, wispy, iridescent clouds high above Georgia's skies early Thursday morning. These clouds are called 'noctilucent ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographs a crescent moon over so-called noctilucent clouds from the International Space Station on July 4, 2024. Astronaut Matthew Dominick was going about 17,500 ...

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Early risers in Texas saw something a little bit unusual earlier this week. A rare display of “meteor smoke clouds” — technically called noctilucent clouds — was rippling overhead before sunrise on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you're in the northern hemisphere and it's been a clear ...

Residents of Belarus were able to observe noctilucent clouds in the night sky from 17 to 18 June. These clouds are a relatively rare atmospheric phenomenon. They are extremely thin and form at an ...

Polar mesospheric clouds, commonly known as noctilucent clouds, represent a delicate yet telling phenomenon occurring near the mesopause at altitudes around 80 km. Their presence not only provides a ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographs a crescent moon over so-called noctilucent clouds from the International Space Station on July 4, 2024. Credit: Matthew Dominick / Earth Science and Remote ...