Growing up as kids, when we were asked to draw a rain drop we think of that classic tear drop shape. We never wondered how accurate that actually was. Raindrops are in fact not tear drop shaped. When ...

Supernovae usually appear suddenly in the sky, but now astronomers have spotted one in advance. The telltale sign is a star with a “teardrop” shape, as it gets stretched out by the gravitational pull ...

Close your eyes and think about the shape of a raindrop. You probably think of the teardrop shape don't you? Well sadly, everything we learned growing up about the shape of a raindrop is false. It ...

MISSOULA. Mont. — When we think of raindrops, the classic image of a teardrop may come to mind. Is this truth or a weather myth? Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs explains as he dives into the science of ...

Raindrops are shaped like teardrops, right? Wrong! Let's discover rain's true shape. What do raindrops look like? Exactly how we drew them as kids, right? Wrong! Teardrop-shaped rain is physically ...

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Take a look at depictions of raindrops in movies, artwork, and coloring books - from spheres of water to tear drop shapes, renditions of rain vary quite a bit! Though we can't tell with our naked eyes ...