Lenticular

Lava-Lit Lenticular Cloud Crowns Volcano in Spectacular PhotoThese bizarre-looking clouds form in stable atmospheric eddiesBy Joanna Thompson Credit: Francisco NegroniVillarrica is one of Chile’s most active volcanoes. Its Mapuche name, Rucapillán, means “house of the spirits,” and looking at it, it’s not hard to see why. But that isn’t some kind of otherworldly smoke ring wreathing Villarrica’s crater—it’s a cloud.Lenticular clouds form when moist air flows up a mountain, volcano, or other geographic feature. These…

Despite decades of service and the launch of the latest James Webb Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope has not stopped surprising scientists with its cosmic revelations. Recently, NASA's Hubble Telescope shared an image of lenticular galaxy NGC 5283. It contains an active galactic nucleus (AGN), which is an extremely bright region at the heart of a galaxy where a supermassive black hole exists. As matter falls into a black hole, it produces a release of energy that emits light throughout the electromagnetic…