Every once in a while, you may look up toward the sun and see strange bright lights on either side of it. Or perhaps you'll be sitting in an aircraft, looking out the window at its shadow, and see a ...

Have you ever looked up in the sky and noticed colored spots on either one or both sides of the sun? Bright spots that looked like tiny rainbows? If so, you probably saw a sun dog, also known as mock ...

Bright patches of light, known as sun dogs, appear when sunlight bends through hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude clouds. These dazzling displays, often seen in cold, clear conditions or near ...

It’s a colorful sight in the sky that may seem both fleeting and incomplete. Chances are you’ve seen what appears to be a sliver of bright color up there near sunrise or sunset. That’s called a sun ...

Pilots flying over the Himalayas often see three suns at once, a stunning phenomenon called sundog. This natural light show is no cockpit trick or sci-fi scene, just perfect mountain weather meeting ...

DENVER (KDVR) — After a snowy and frigid Wednesday morning, viewers from across Colorado sent in photos of what appears to be colorful spots on either side of the sun. These are known as sun dogs.

These celestial wonders can tell us a lot about the state of the atmosphere at home on Earth as well as on other planets. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — After a snowy and frigid ...