Development of convection in response to the solar-induced sea breeze. Heating of the ground drives shallow convection and is spread upward (first panel); this air rises and spreads out while marine ...

Science 101 tells us that the twinkling appearance of stars from our vantage point on Earth is due to atmospheric effects: winds and varying temperatures and densities in the air bend and distort the ...

A detailed example of a light bridge crossing a sunspot’s umbra. In this picture, the presence of convection cells surrounding the sunspot is also evident. Hot solar material (plasma) rises in the ...

For the first time, astronomers have watched gas boil and bubble on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed the red giant star R Doradus with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter ...

The research is featured on the latest cover of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The cover image shows links between unusually strong tropical convection and extreme California heat waves. The ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out light refraction with lasers in Oct. 5's Science Sunday.