We typically see the same three types of clouds on a day-to-day basis - cirrus, stratus, and cumulus. Though, due to the mountains around us, we sometimes get terrain induced clouds very close to the ...

A research group has clarified the importance of analyzing the formation of clouds from human and natural particles by developing a sophisticated model. Since many climate models simplify the ...

The formation of a cloud? A dedicated sky-watcher can plant herself on a hillside or bench, all to see how all of that high-up-there water vapor changes shape, and moves, and bewitches. The formation ...

A vast star-forming cloud of molecular hydrogen that is one of the largest single structures in the sky has been discovered hidden near the solar system. The crescent-shaped cloud—which its ...

Astronomers are celebrating NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s 33rd launch anniversary with an ethereal photo of a nearby star-forming region, NGC 1333. The nebula is in the Perseus molecular cloud, and ...