This week’s Climate Chronicles question comes from Amber.

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - The sun wasn't alone when it rose on a recent morning. It was accompanied by two bright patches of light, one on each side, and a faint, glowing halo of light. These "sun dogs" - ...

It's not a dog that loves sunshine; such a dog would be in trouble around here. Rather the term describes two mock suns or bright spots, each located on either side of the sun. They form when high ...

It’s a colorful sight in the sky that may seem both fleeting and incomplete. Chances are you’ve seen what appears to be a sliver of bright color up there near sunrise or sunset. That’s called a sun ...

The post Rainbow halo seen around Sun as ‘sun dog’ atmospheric phenomenon graces Israel’s skies appeared first on The Times ...

Sun dogs, with a scientific name of perhelion, are either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation, according to the National ...

"If we were able to take a picture of WASP-17b at optical wavelengths and resolve the disk of the planet, we would see these types of sun dog features." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...