We've only known that sprites exist for marginally longer, as they were first photographed in 1989. Red sprites are ...

Millions in Spain and Portugal have been left without electricity after widespread power cuts blamed on a “rare atmospheric phenomenon,” with officials warning that it may take up to a week for things ...

Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle once picked up his writing implement and noted the presence of “two mock suns.” In the ...

A strange, gargantuan wall of acid-filled clouds on our neighboring planet Venus has been spotted by a hobbyist astronomer. This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 ...

STORY: Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power outage on Monday (April 28, 2025) that paralyzed public transport, caused large traffic jams and delayed trains and flights. Utility operators ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The constant changes in weather and increasing heat could be affecting television signals. An unpredictable phenomenon called tropospheric ducting could cause the signal issues ...

After widespread power outages left at least 60 million people without electricity across three European countries on Monday, preliminary reports suggested the blackouts could have been the result of ...

Pilots over the Himalayas sometimes witness three suns due to sundogs, an optical phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting ...

Spaceweather.com referred to the sundogs Skillern spotted as "sub-sundogs" due to their position below the Sun. "The key to this atmospheric optics phenomenon is the subsun—a dazzling reflection of ...

A NASA astronaut snapped a photo of glowing features illuminating Earth’s upper atmosphere. Though it may appear as an alien invasion threatening our planet, the blue orbs are the result of an optical ...

That might be the first thought that pops into your head when looking at these pictures from Monday night. Other WRAL Top Stories The first is from James Benson, a local photographer, who captured ...