China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

Japan: Rare Brocken Spectre with Rainbow Halo Spotted in Japanese Alps

Captured at Karasawa-dake, a peak near Mount Okuhotaka, this video shows a rare Brocken spectre. The climber’s shadow appears on the mist below, clearly surrounded by a bright, rainbow-colored halo. This optical phenomenon occurs when the sun is low behind the observer, creating a ghostly shadow that seems to float in the clouds.

China: Rare Sun Halo Appears Over Ningbo Amid Heatwave

On July 1, 2025, a rare sun halo appeared over Ningbo, Zhejiang, drawing the attention of passersby who stopped to watch. The phenomenon, caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals, occurred amid a heatwave with temperatures nearing 40 °C.

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-POLAR DAY-SCENERY

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-POLAR DAY-SCENERY

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2024 shows a halo around the sun in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. As the world's northernmost permanent settlement, Ny-Alesund has four months of continuous daylight and four months of lasting darkness each year. From late April to late August, the sun never sets, treating visitors to the spectacle of the "midnight sun." Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhao Dingzhe)

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-POLAR DAY-SCENERY

NORWAY-NY-ALESUND-POLAR DAY-SCENERY

(240626) -- NY-ALESUND, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 21, 2024 shows a halo around the sun in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. As the world's northernmost permanent settlement, Ny-Alesund has four months of continuous daylight and four months of lasting darkness each year. From late April to late August, the sun never sets, treating visitors to the spectacle of the "midnight sun." (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)

Spectacular halo appears in Dali, SW China

STORY: Spectacular halo appears in Dali, SW China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footages DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:15 LOCATION: DALI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of a "halo" in the sky over Dali City STORYLINE: The sun took on a "halo" in the sky over Dali City, SW China's Yunnan. A halo, also known as a circular rainbow, is caused by refraction or reflection of sunlight as it passes through cirrostratus clouds. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dali, China. (XHTV)

The Great North American Solar Eclipse As Seen From Indiana

A total solar eclipse crossed through North America on Monday, April 8. This footage was captured by an international student studying in Indiana. Credit to Maxwell Sun.

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

Handout - This artist’s concept of Comet 238P/Read shows the main belt comet sublimating—its water ice vaporising as its orbit approaches the Sun. This is significant, as the sublimation is what distinguishes comets from asteroids, creating their distinctive tail and hazy halo, or coma. The James Webb Space Telescope’s detection of water vapor at Comet Read is a major benchmark in the study of main belt comets, and in the broader investigation of the origin of Earth’s abundant water. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has enabled another long-sought scientific breakthrough, this time for solar system scientists studying the origins of Earth's abundant water. Using Webb's NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region. Comet Read is a main belt comet – an object that resides in the main asteroid belt

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

Handout - This image of Comet 238P/Read was captured by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on September 8, 2022. It displays the hazy halo, called the coma, and tail that are characteristic of comets, as opposed to asteroids. The dusty coma and tail result from the vaporization of ices as the Sun warms the main body of the comet. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has enabled another long-sought scientific breakthrough, this time for solar system scientists studying the origins of Earth's abundant water. Using Webb's NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region. Comet Read is a main belt comet – an object that resides in the main asteroid belt but which periodically displays a halo, or coma, and tail like a comet. Main belt comets themselves are a fair

Halo around sun

Halo around sun

SAITAMA, Japan - A halo is observed around the sun in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, on May 31, 2011.

Halo around sun

Halo around sun

SAITAMA, Japan - A halo is observed around the sun in Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, on May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

Solar halo observed in western Japan

Solar halo observed in western Japan

A halo around the sun is observed in Osaka, western Japan, on June 27, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in western Japan

Solar halo observed in western Japan

A halo around the sun is observed in Osaka, western Japan, on June 27, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in western Japan

Solar halo observed in western Japan

A halo around the sun is observed in Osaka, western Japan, on June 27, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in Japan

Solar halo observed in Japan

A halo is observed around the sun in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on May 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in Japan

Solar halo observed in Japan

A halo is observed around the sun in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on May 7, 2018. Seen below the solar halo is a circumhorizontal arc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in Japan

Solar halo observed in Japan

A halo is observed around the sun in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on May 7, 2018. Seen below the solar halo is a circumhorizontal arc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo