A man stannds on a road with shining silver clouds in the dark sky above A rare type of iridescent, shining cloud that was forecast to become much more common and visible this summer has, so far, ...

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Noctilucent clouds are the rarest clouds in the world, but experts say in recent years they've made a better showing, and skywatchers in the Pacific Northwest have been treated to spectacular displays ...

Noctilucent clouds over the Baltic Sea, as seen from Germany in 2019. Typically seen in polar regions, the clouds are increasingly appearing at mid- and low latitudes. Matthias Süßen via Wikimedia ...

Noctilucent clouds — the rarest clouds in the world — glowed like shimmering cobwebs in the sky over the San Francisco Bay Area early Friday morning, and experts think they were likely the result of a ...

Summer is a time when many amateur astronomers go into a kind of hibernation. Depending on your latitude, the night sky doesn’t get dark enough to see the faint stars and beautiful deep-sky objects ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The night sky can host a wide range of spectacular sights like the northern lights, meteor showers and comets, as well as phenomena like noctilucent clouds. You likely have heard of ...

DULUTH — Recently, I had the opportunity the see a couple displays of noctilucent clouds. Now that we're approaching the summer solstice, this is "high season" for observing these elusive silver-blue ...

Noctilucent cloud season is upon us! Here's what you need to know about when to catch the spectral phenomenon as we move into the prime viewing season of the summer months. Astronomers and clouds are ...