If Earth had no atmosphere—like the Moon—there would be no scattering, and the sky would remain black, even in daylight ...

It might seem like a simple question. But the science behind a blue sky isn't that easy. For starters, it involves something called the Rayleigh effect, or Rayleigh scattering. But that same ...

Light breaks over the horizon at sunrise ... updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. T he sky isn't just blue by chance. I t takes all the colors of the rainbow for us ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

Over the past several days, and continuing this week, you can see six planets across the southern night sky in Raleigh.

You still might be able to catch Venus, Saturn and Neptune on the horizon ... in the sky and make Neptune, Uranus and Saturn easier to spot. Read more: Full Moons Explained, From Blue Moons ...

Hawaii’s sunshine, short rain showers and clean air together create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows ...