Why do some clouds look like cotton balls while others look like flying saucers? The shapes of clouds reveal different things about changing weather patterns.

The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet.

The air around and above us always has some water vapor and some particles in it. The particles could be dust or salt or even ...

Lenticular clouds are those smooth, lens-shaped formations that look like stacked pancakes, or sometimes, a UFO hovering in place. They form when stable, moist air flows over mountains and creates ...

The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help astronomers in their search for life elsewhere in the Milky Way.

Astronomers have struggled to explain why a long and thin cloud forms above Mars’s Arsia Mons volcano each year, until now ...

JWST's detection of phosphine on a brown dwarf, also known as a "failed star," could have repercussions for the claimed detection of the molecule on Venus.

A new discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope has given scientists fresh insight into Venus and its potential to host life ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is considered a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It's actually visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere and is an ideal hub for studying star formation ...

Dracula orchids, also called monkey orchids, look like a face hidden in nature.

The northern lights may be visible in the night sky across 11 states on Tuesday, Oct. 7, according to forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Plus: Why are hurricanes so powerful? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the ...