The iridescent cloud reveals new clues about ice formation in the Martian atmosphere (no little green men, sorry).

“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...

The sun's rays filtered through the early morning dark clouds and pierced through windows and filled the streets of Kampala city on Valentine's Day. Like the golden rays of the sun, many lovers are ...

A few thunderstorms could be strong to severe in the Central Valley. Best time frame for stronger thunderstorms will be from ...

At the surface, Mars is a desolate, barren world with a rocky landscape, massive dust storms and extreme temperature swings.

Amazed skiers thought they discovered a portal to another dimension when they saw a flame-shaped atmospheric phenomenon known as a "subsun" or "sun candle" this week at SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser in ...

The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

It was in Tolono, a place Lincoln had visited a dozen or more times and where he had many friends, that the president-elect ...

Lenticular Clouds Lenticular clouds, with their distinctive lens shape, often hover over mountain ranges like alien ...

Flocks of blackbirds and red-winged blackbirds fly en masse in southern Illinois, as caught on trail camera. Provided by Jerry Bayne Share Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Around a quarter to a half inch of rain fell across the region Friday before the rain cleared out as a cold front swept across the region Friday night into early Saturday morning. Behind the front ...

What's next: Monday’s high will be about 42 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. The rest of the week should be fairly quiet with highs coming in a bit above average, which is around 32 degrees ...