A vast molecular cloud where stars are formed was recently spotted − unexpectedly close to Earth. The formation, which the team of researchers who discovered it named "Eos" after the Greek goddess of ...

Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The beautiful Chamaeleon I star-forming region as seen by the DECam instrument mounted on the ...

When a star is born it emerges from giant fluffy clouds, suggests a new study. Deep space observations by Japanese scientists ...

A conflict-driven reroute of international ships exposed how dramatically cleaner fuel reduces cloud formation.

Airplanes form invisible ice clouds that trap heat. Study explains why contrails matter and how aviation warming has been ...

Have you ever looked up at the clouds in the sky and wondered how they form? Understanding cloud formation is really important for studying weather patterns and making accurate forecasts. Those clouds ...

Graduate students analyze cloud formation data with research scientist Jesse Anderson, using the Pi Cloud Chamber to study atmospheric processes. × Michigan Tech's Pi Cloud Chamber is giving ...

SEATTLE — Even a clear sky contains layers of wet and dry air, that is, layers with different humidities. You can’t see these layers unless the humidity is high enough for the moisture in the layer to ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Technically called “cumulonimbus flammagenitus,” pyrocumulonimbus clouds are a rare weather phenomenon caused by intense heat. These towering clouds form when extreme heat from a ...