A stunning natural spectacle recently graced the skies above Hong Kong, captivating onlookers with its surreal beauty. Rainbow-colored clouds in the shape of a “stairway to heaven” were spotted over ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. NASA has ...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — People in parts of north Georgia got an amazing sight in the sky Saturday. Channel 2 Action News viewer John Westbrook took pictures of a rainbow-colored cloud formation over Holly ...

As a kid, I remember spotting a rainbow, and getting so excited. Because we all know a rainbow leads to a pot of gold, right? Then in science class, I was crushed to find out a rainbow can’t lead you ...

The higher your vantage point, the more likely you’ll see more of the rainbow’s circle. Chen Hui/VCG via Getty Images The legend goes that there is a pot of gold hidden at the end of every rainbow.

MACON, Ga. — A rainbow forms when sunlight enters a raindrop. When this happens, sunlight bounces around the raindrop and changes speed and direction. That's called refraction. These changes also ...