The 22° Halo is a striking optical phenomenon that manifests as a circular ring of light around the sun or moon. This halo is formed by the refraction of light through ice crystals in high ...

An investigative two-part special from February 2000. Denise Yamada delves into the optical phenomenon of rods caught on camera. Russia Responds to Ukraine-US Ceasefire Agreement How often should ...

Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...

That's called a sun pillar. According to the National Weather Service, the optical phenomenon appears as a vertical shaft of light, visible most often at sunrise or sundown. SEE ALSO: Sunshine and ...

The strange sight is actually two galaxies, with the light of the second warped around the one at the front as a result of ...

Have you ever looked at a picture for a couple of seconds, only to discover there's more to it than you see? Optical ...

Some optical phenomena depend on the quantum nature of light and the interaction of light with matter. Geometric optics and physical optics are models that describe phenomena while ignoring properties ...

Believe it or not, we've seen a few optical illusions in space over the year. Well, we haven't seen them – the Hubble ...

as well as Imperial College London and University College London suggest leveraging an optical phenomenon called chromatic aberration—that usually degrades image quality—to produce suitable ...

Rainbows are a common sight to see across the globe and are formed when the suns rays come in contact with water droplets.

Quantum critical points are thresholds that mark the transition of materials between different electronic phases at absolute ...

Physicists at the University of Ottawa add an orbital spin to their laser beams to control the movement of electrons in their ...