These celestial wonders can tell us a lot about the state of the atmosphere at home on Earth as well as on other planets.

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.

Whether it's Saint Patrick's Day or National Find A Rainbow Day (April 3), everyone loves finding a rainbow - and maybe a pot of gold at the end. I can't tell you how to find a pot of gold, but I can ...

Rainbows are optical phenomena resulting from the interaction of sunlight, water droplets, and the human visual system, not physical objects. Scientific understanding of rainbows developed over ...

Rainbows can occur anywhere light and water droplets cross paths, even at night. A celestial light show was captured in California's Yosemite National Park recently, one of the “very few waterfall ...

NORFOLK, Va. — It’s not uncommon after summertime thunderstorms to see a rainbow on the horizon. But a double rainbow is that much more special. Made popular in a viral video, a double rainbow is a ...

Seeing a rainbow often invokes a flood of positive emotions, with people citing God, good luck, the supernatural, the afterlife and more. Rainbows are often associated with the mythical folklore of ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Can rainbows form in a circle? – Henry D., age 7 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – The legend goes that ...

(The Conversation) – The legend goes that there is a pot of gold hidden at the end of every rainbow. But is there really an “end” to a rainbow, and can we ever get to it? Most us go through life ...