NORFOLK, Va. — Spotting a cumulus cloud is pretty easy. The clouds resemble pieces of cotton candy, but why are cumulus clouds fluffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with ...

Cloud computing and blue-sky thinking: An atmospheric scientist illuminates the science of clouds in Earth’s sky and beyond. Studying the physics and microphysics of cloud formation and behavior in ...

Mammatus clouds filled the sky over Bucks County on Sunday night, June 30, 2024, giving a treat of orange and pink fluffy clouds and filling social media with the spectacular sky.

Stratus clouds are the clouds you see on a mostly overcast day and are not tall. They are more of a blanket of the sky. Nimbostratus are the ones you’ll see when it’s raining and overcast.

Saturday celebrated wind, clouds, blue sky and brilliant sunset. In D.C. the day demonstrated autumn’s scenic assets in the air and on the ground. November 23, 2024. 2 min. By Martin Weil.

ALMA 0.1 pc View of Molecular Clouds Associated with High-mass Protostellar Systems in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Are Low-metallicity Clouds Filamentary or Not? The Astrophysical Journal , 2025 ...