Hole punch clouds in Alabama in 2003 (NWS-Mobile) and Mississippi in 2007 (AccuWeather/JWesley). Residents of New York and Vermont reported seeing a strange cloud in the sky on Monday, June 3, 2024.

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling novelist and Ph.D. roboticist Daniel H. Wilson ("Robopocalypse," "The Clockwork Dynasty," "The Andromeda Evolution") is one of the brightest minds in his field and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Occasionally, our gaze is drawn to atmospheric phenomena that appear a bit beyond the ordinary, sparking thoughts of the fantastic or even the paranormal. However, more often than ...

These are some of my favorite clouds to see, they’re called hole-punch or fallstreak clouds. And believe it or not, they didn’t exist before the invention of propeller airplanes. These clouds are ...

An eerie, blood-red orb of light was recently photographed in the night sky above Texas after SpaceX launched a satellite-laden rocket into space. The increasingly common phenomenon, known as a ...

In mid-July, viewers hoping to catch a glimpse of a SpaceX rocket launch were stunned to see it followed by a bright aurora-like phenomenon over Arizona. The rocket had formed a hole in the upper ...

De-orbiting SpaceX rockets are smashing temporary holes in the upper atmosphere, creating bright blobs of light in the sky. Now, scientists have warned that these "SpaceX auroras," which look like ...

SpaceX rockets are tearing holes in the Earth’s atmosphere as they make their return to the surface, triggering what scientists are calling “SpaceX auroras,” a newly coined term that refers to red, ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Is it a UFO? Is it a hole in the sky? It’s neither — the clouds spotted in the Colorado sky on Wednesday morning are actually a common sight in Colorado. Colorado has seen several ...

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Astronomers have discovered a new type of "aurora" created by falling SpaceX rocket boosters that punch temporary holes in the ionosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...