The Falcon 9 rocket was launched a little after 5 a.m. Monday, well before first sunlight, and yet the clouds appeared to glow in the dark.

Yes, the “big dark” is still in play, but sunset recently moved past 4:30 p.m. Since the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, recent days are now 20 minutes longer and each day this week is gaining ...

But while we couldn’t see the sun from the ground, satellites peering down from space captured something remarkable—dark streaks stretching across the sky. These weren’t ordinary shadows.

Friday is forecast to be the 160th consecutive day without measurable rain at the airport, the second-longest streak in Las Vegas weather history since 1937. The record is 240 days in 2020.