Giant plasma bubble seen over Beijing

Giant plasma bubble seen over Beijing

Astronomers in Beijing can’t quite put their finger on the composition or origin of a giant, expanding bubble that appeared Saturday in thee night sky at around 9 p.m. China time. The glowing cloud was seen in several Chinese cities and officials believe it was the

Gigantic jets of lightning in Earth’s upper atmosphere puzzle scientists

Gigantic jets of lightning in Earth’s upper atmosphere puzzle scientists

Mysterious and gigantic jets of lightning that shoot up to near the edge of space have now been observed in unprecedented detail, revealing just how much charge they pack and how they form. More than 50 miles (80 kilometers) above Earth's surface, extreme…

Mysterious mammatus clouds over Minnesota

Mysterious mammatus clouds over Minnesota

On May 10th, a severe storm captured national attention when it dumped golf-ball-sized hail on a Minnesota Twins baseball game.

"I missed the hail," reports John Rogers of New Hope, Minnesota, "but I got a nice view of the clouds that formed after the

Spectacular cloud iridescence seen above Himalaya

Spectacular cloud iridescence seen above Himalaya

Daily Mail brings a story about Oleg Bartunov, 51, who caught the optical spectacle on camera during a Himalayas expedition in Nepal. His two images show almost the whole spectrum of the rainbow in a natural event rarely recorded at Mount Everest. The phenomenon

Halo phenomena appears around sun seen in Ghana

Halo phenomena appears around sun seen in Ghana

Ghanaians were held spellbound when the halo phenomenon emerged in the skies late Wednesday morning. Hundreds of people stepped out of their offices to take pictures of the celestial wonders. Onlookers believed it was signs of the last days.However, meteorologists

The scientists are puzzled with phenomenon of “Two Suns”

The scientists are puzzled with phenomenon of “Two Suns”

Over 80% of all solar systems have multiple suns, so is it possible that we live in a binary solar system with two suns as well? Recent discoveries point to the existence of an old brown dwarf. Our solar system is surrounded by a vast collection of icy bodies called…