During the last week of July and for a fair amount of August, there’s still time to spot some noctilucent cloud activity, as captured recently ...

Beneatha vast blue sky piled high with billowy white clouds, Kyle Griffith climbs out of his shiny black S300 Mercedes sedan. His dark-haired fiancee at hi ...

Delhi's sky transforms during monsoon, showcasing fluffy white clouds. Ideal spots for cloud-watching include Nizamuddin ...

Night sky photographer Ruslan Merzlyakov captured bright blue-white noctilucent clouds dancing over Nykøbing Mors in Denmark just before dawn on July 1.

The Color of Perception Sometimes, under direct sunlight, clouds will appear gray or dark gray against a blue sky or larger backdrop of white clouds. There are usually two reasons for this effect.

Blue light has a shorter wavelength, due to which it’s scattered more easily by the tiny molecules in the air. This scattering, known as Rayleigh scattering, is why we see a blue sky during the day.

Bright blue-white noctilucent clouds danced over the town of Nykøbing Mors in Denmark just before dawn, just when this spectacular photo was taken. Night sky photographer Ruslan Merzlyakov ...