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Noctilucent Clouds
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Noctilucent Clouds

Published Jan 5, 2008

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Clouds Light the Night
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Clouds Light the Night

As spring turns to summer in the northern hemisphere, unusual streaks of clouds form high in the atmosphere around sunset.

Published Jun 27, 2019

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Open- and Closed-Cells over the Pacific
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Open- and Closed-Cells over the Pacific

Whether a patch of clouds contains open or closed cells offers a clue about whether rain is falling below.

Published Feb 6, 2016

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Making Sense of Holes in the Clouds
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Making Sense of Holes in the Clouds

Scientists speculated about these holes in clouds for decades, but it’s now well understood that cavum are caused by airplanes.

Published Feb 26, 2024

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Glow-in-the-Dark Clouds
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Glow-in-the-Dark Clouds

Noctilucent clouds float high enough in the atmosphere to capture a little bit of stray sunlight even after the Sun has set below them.

Published Dec 2, 2016

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Polar Mesospheric Clouds Illuminated by Orbital Sunrise
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Polar Mesospheric Clouds Illuminated by Orbital Sunrise

Normally seen only at twilight, polar mesospheric clouds are illuminated by “sunrise” in this astronaut photo from June 16, 2010.

Published Jul 5, 2010

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A Day of Night-Shining Clouds
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A Day of Night-Shining Clouds

High-altitude night-shining clouds form and dissipate on a daily cycle revealed in this series of images made from data from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA’s Aura satellite.

Published Jan 28, 2011

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Noctilucent Clouds
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Noctilucent Clouds

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

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Portholes Through the Clouds
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Portholes Through the Clouds

Patches of open-celled clouds off the west coast of Peru offer beautiful glimpses of the sea—and pointers to where rain may have fallen.

Published Aug 7, 2018

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Clouds “Shine” Over the Mediterranean Sea
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Clouds “Shine” Over the Mediterranean Sea

Once limited to higher latitudes, polar mesospheric clouds are becoming brighter and more visible over mid-latitudes.

Published Aug 20, 2023

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