Under the right environmental conditions, pollution from ships can make long, bright tracks amidst the clouds.
Published Jan 21, 2018
Scientists investigate how clouds respond to ship plumes.
Published Aug 29, 2015
The narrow clouds form when water vapor condenses around tiny particles of pollution.
Published Mar 8, 2012
They may look like airplane contrails, but the streaky clouds shown in this photo-like image formed around the exhaust left in the wake of ships traveling along the northwest coast of North America.
Published Jan 26, 2008
Summer is the time for ship tracks—especially off the west coast of North America.
Published Sep 3, 2018
As spring turns to summer in the northern hemisphere, unusual streaks of clouds form high in the atmosphere around sunset.
Published Jun 27, 2019
An astronaut on the ISS caught a glimpse of a sliver of the setting Moon and some clouds that shine at night.
Published Aug 10, 2003
