SEATTLE — Just because it’s a cloudy day, don’t think for a second the cloud cover protects you from dangerous radiation coming from the sun! With the sunny season close to being in full swing, the ...

We’ve all seen them before, and what a beautiful sight they are. Those beams of sunlight you can actually see poking through the clouds are called crepuscular rays. The phrase “Crepuscular Rays” ...

For people who live in a place as sunny as metro Phoenix, the Ultraviolet Index is a crucial tool to help protect against dangerous levels of sun exposure. The UV Index measures the radiation that ...

Crepuscular rays greet early morning walkers on a fall morning in October in the Garden Ridge area (sent in via KSAT Connect). (KSAT) South Texas is home to beautiful sunrises and sunsets, a few of ...

There’s a ton of bizarrely-bright light shooting out of the Sun, scientists say — and it’s been happening for years, right under our noses. Astronomers out of Michigan State University have not only ...

The sun's rays may be stronger than scientists previously thought, new research suggests. Using a highly sophisticated telescope, a team of researchers recorded the highest-energy light ever detected ...

This activity is part of the Science Friday Sun Camp collection! The Sun is undoubtedly the powerhouse of the solar system. It’s been generating energy for 4.5 billion years, and it will continue to ...

New research conducted by an international team of physicians has found that high-energy gamma rays might offer the key to unlocking the mysteries of the sun's magnetic fields.

A murky vista stands in stark contrast to the shining rays of dying light; they spill over the horizon and illuminate the clouds. It could be an idyllic scene in any number of places on Earth, but it ...

In the valley of the farm economic cycle, producers search for rays of sunlight to light the way to healthier profit margins. One ray might be hitting the soil beneath their soybean plants, says Ken ...