There’s something truly enchanting about catching sight of iridescent clouds, shimmering like a spilled box of pearls against ...

They are technically known as iridescent clouds, a relatively rare phenomenon caused by clouds of water droplets of nearly uniform size, according to a release by NASA.These clouds diffract, or ...

Wave ripples—the undulating lines in sandy shores that form when the wind pushes shallow water back and forth—are a common sight on Earth’s lakes and beaches. Now, NASA’s Curiosity rover ...

The images, which were captured on Jan. 17 by one of two cameras onboard Curiosity, feature "noctilucent" or twilight clouds — clouds captured wafting so high up in the Mars sky that they are ...

An ambitious University of Pennsylvania professor named Shu Yang recently used holographic lithography to develop a material that mimics the iridescent and water-resistant qualities of butterfly ...

Denise Weinberg plays a senior who rebels against the Brazilian government in Gabriel Mascaro's anti-ageist aquatic road movie, 'The Blue Trail.

Residents in Burnham-On-Sea were treated to a rare and dazzling sight on Tuesday (July 1st) when iridescent clouds shimmered ...

Over time, small bumps in the ice grow into large ripples because liquid water coating the ice is thinner above the bumps and can freeze more readily. Adam Guidebeck/500px/Getty Images.

In and around the Arctic Circle, stunning multicolor clouds have been shining in the sky for days on end. It is very unusual to see so many of these vibrant clouds over such a long period.

Images taken by the Curiosity rover of wave ripples on Mars (Mondro et al., Science Advances, 2025) NASA When Mars Became Drier. When the ripples were formed, scientists believe that Mars was ...