Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has stunned scientists with its complex jet structures and unusual behavior near the Sun.

(WHTM) — You may have looked up into the sky during a clear, blue day and noticed long, thin clouds stretching for miles. You also may have seen airplanes flying with two thin cloud trails behind them ...

If you've ever looked up at the sky and seen an airliner flying overhead, you may have noticed white trails behind it.

Contrails have existed since aircraft were able to fly high enough to produce them in the 1930s. They were the bane of our World War II aircrews whose bomber formations became easier to locate by the ...

Fluffy rows of cirrus clouds created by the increasing number of jet contrails can sometimes fill half the sky and may significantly affect ground temperatures, according to a report in Thursday’s ...

Last weekend, when the weather was clear and near 90 degrees and so many of us were outside trying to soak up as much sunshine as we could, a lot of people noticed that jet trails (contrails) were ...

Aeroplane vapour trails buffer the temperatures felt on Earth, according to a study made possible by the consequences of the terrorist attacks of September 11. Scientists had suspected that the wispy ...

Using the NASA Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite, a team of astronomers have discovered an object predicted, but never seen before – a ‘jet trail’ nebula. The nebula represents a completely ...

Condensation trails, or contrails, are the delicate white cloud streamers frequently seen in clear air behind high-flying jet aircraft. They form when water vapor in jet engine exhaust gases sublimes ...