Only hard data will help answer the question, yet contrails and their effects—cited by scientists as the main source of non-CO 2 climate emissions—are notoriously... Daily Memo: Contrail Formation, A ...

Small changes to aircraft flight paths to avoid the atmospheric conditions that create condensation trails—known as contrails ...

Witness a rare and captivating atmospheric phenomenon! Iridescent colors shimmer across a dark contrail, creating a breathtaking display. Captured from my back garden, this unusual optical effect is ...

Few topics expose tensions inside the climate movement as clearly as aviation. Recently I sparked debate after sharing a ...

On March 4, 2026, in Viera, Florida, USA, @CarstensPete shared a timelapse video capturing the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Launch ...

While photographers along the east coast got a front row seat to the colorful wonder, visuals of the "jellyfish" extended as ...

As airlines test new routes and researchers refine models, contrails are shifting from an afterthought of flight to a potential tool for cutting the carbon footprint of aviation.

IN SOME COLD SNAPS EVERY NOW AND THEN. GUYS. BRADFORD. THANK YOU. DID YOU SEE THOSE CIRCLES IN THE SKY TODAY? A LOT OF VIEWERS REACHING OUT ASKING WHAT WAS CAUSING THEM. THEY DO LOOK LIKE CONTRAILS, ...

What’s up with the contrails? Is it just me, or does anyone else notice the streaked cloud patterns over our fair city lately? Mornings typically start out with cobalt-blue skies, only to be ...

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new way to structure light in custom, repeatable, three-dimensional patterns, ...

Travelers and temporary workers in the country, who may have arrived looking pallid, are showing off their glow-ups on social media. By Janet Manley As an Australian living in the United States, Janet ...