The luminous ring is known scientifically as a 22-degree halo, named for the angle at which sunlight bends as it passes through six-sided ice crystals. As the light enters and exits the crystals, it ...

Sam Talley spotted this in the sky over Florence, Alabama Wednesday afternoon. Did you see something similar? If you did, you spotted an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a 22-degree halo.

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a phenomenon scientists had lost hope of ever seeing on Mars. On Earth, when conditions are just right, ice crystals in the atmosphere can warp sunlight to create ...

NEW ORLEANS — The sun halo, a weather phenomenon that happens when light hits icy clouds at a certain angle, shined over New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Thursday. WWL Meteorologist Alexa ...

MOLINE, Ill. — A lot of you noticed quite a sight in our skies earlier this week. A large and beautiful sun halo! This phenomenon is not only beautiful but also a good example of how light from the ...

Sunday evening ended with a visual treat in the sky, and Monday morning continued the atmospheric spectacle! Cirrostratus clouds drifting over Metro Atlanta produced my favorite atmospheric optical ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Photo courtesy of Ramona Edwards. Both a sun ...

Dr. Dale Ireland seems to always find amazing feats of nature, and this weekend was no different. While having a late lunch at a restaurant in Tacoma Saturday afternoon, he looked up and saw these ...