The short answer to this question: Light bounces off of water droplets and is split into the colors that make up white light. That refracted light is bounced back to our eyes as a rainbow. But let's ...

Astronomers have observed a rainbow-shaped bow shock around a nearby white dwarf. Strong magnetic fields may drive the ...

Can’t get enough rainbows? See photos and videos of double rainbows, moonbows, cloudbows, and more in a Science Friday article! Steven Businger saw this double rainbow outside his home in Hawaii in ...

Rainbows are not hard to spot. Find some flowing water, spend a minute finding the right angle to the sun, and you're in for a treat. But fog rainbows are another story. Fog Bow Over Road Often called ...

At school we learn the colors of the rainbow by using the acronym ROYGBIV or the mnemonic: “Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain” (both of which represent the Newtonian spectrum: red, orange, yellow, ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Rainbows are often seen as symbols of luck, and if you spot one, consider yourself lucky. That’s because a few things need to align, both in terms of weather and ...

Climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows, according to a new study. The study's authors estimate that by 2100, the average land location on Earth will experience about 5% more days ...