One of the first maps of clouds on an object outside the solar system appears in the Jan. 30 Nature. The clouds surround Luhman 16B, a brown dwarf just 6.5 light-years away in the constellation ...

Well, noctilucent clouds—the "highest clouds of all," per the Guardian—form some 50 miles above ground in the Earth's upper atmosphere, or mesosphere, where conditions aren't always suitable ...

The water clouds were discovered on the frigid brown dwarf WISE 0855, which is 7.2 light-years away from Earth. The object is similar to gas giants in our own solar system, ...

Astronomers spot what are thought to be clouds of iron covering a wannabe star known as a brown dwarf, 6.5 light-years from Earth. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site ...

Sandy or (silicate-rich) clouds were confirmed in bizarre, gassy objects known as brown dwarfs, which are between the size of a planet and a star.Since these oddball objects have no solid surface ...

Various cloud types consist of either tiny ice crystals, a combination of ice crystals and liquid droplets, or solely water droplets.