NASA says that their position suggests that the noctilucent clouds are made of carbon dioxide ice, or dry ice. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured these “sun rays” shining through clouds at ...

Here’s how it works. NASA's Curiosity rover recently snapped a stunning shot of dazzling "sun rays" shining through unusually high clouds during a Martian sunset. It is the first time sun rays ...

These are known as crepuscular rays, from the Latin word for 'twilight' The Curiosity rover captured these 'sun rays' shining through clouds at sunset on February 2, 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS ...

These strange noctilucent clouds thrill skywatchers throughout the summer months. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Spaceweather.com referred to the sundogs Skillern spotted as "sub-sundogs" due to their position below the Sun. "The key to this atmospheric optics phenomenon is the subsun—a dazzling reflection ...

When you purchase through links on our site ... the hype — and the increasingly volatile sun may be to blame. Noctilucent clouds (NLCs), or night-shining clouds, are a type of mesospheric ...

The clouds only appear to be behind the sun when too much light passes through the cloud and strikes the camera's film or sensor, causing overexposure.