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Icy Martian Clouds Are Formed from the 'Smoke' of Dead Meteors, Study Claims
By Brandon Specktor published
The wispy, blue ice clouds of Mars are actually made of pulverized meteors, a new study claims.
The Melting Arctic Is Covering Itself in a Warm Layer of Clouds
By Rafi Letzter published
The Arctic autumn is getting cloudier. That's bad news.
Climate Change Could Make These Super-Common Clouds Extinct, Which Would Scorch the Planet
By Rafi Letzter published
Carbon dioxide emissions could wipe out one of Earth's most common types of clouds. That's bad news.
Swirls in a Sea of Cotton Candy Captured in Space Image
By Stephanie Pappas published
A gorgeous cloud phenomenon called von Kármán vortices paints the sky with a series of spirals.
Cyclone 'Licks' Portugal Coast in Gorgeous Space Image
By Stephanie Pappas published
A curling tongue of clouds reaches out to taste the Iberian Peninsula in a new satellite image.
July Fourth Comes Early: NASA Sounding Rocket Releases Colorful Morning Cloud Show (Photos, Video)
By Doris Elin Salazar published
A NASA sounding rocket launched early this morning and lit up the skies over the U.S. East Coast with colorful clouds, ringing in an early July Fourth celebration.
A Cloud 'Tide' Fills the Grand Canyon in Gorgeous Time-Lapse Video
By Mindy Weisberger published
Time-lapse images recently captured an incredible sight — a "tide" of clouds rolling in to fill up the Grand Canyon.
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