Many misunderstand ELO’s final, heavily vocoderd exit lyric: “Please turn me over.” This phrase refers to vinyl records having two sides – ELO was using this line as an indirect way of encouraging their fans to listen more of their music. This song speaks about finding comfort and strength from God during difficult times in…
Children tend to be naturally inquisitive, and one of their more frequent inquiries about why the sky is blue can often be answered with this simple fact: light scatters more strongly into blue wavelengths than other colors (red, orange, yellow, green, indigo and violet). But why does that occur, and why does the sky look…
On average, total lunar eclipses take place once or twice every year and the most recent one was popularly known as a blood moon due to its red tint. It was the fourth in a series that occurs every two years known as lunar tetrads. Though its name suggests otherwise, a blood moon does not…
Our atmosphere contains molecules like N2 and O2, which scatter more blue light. Seasonal fluctuations alter its hue, with higher altitudes producing less air to scatter it. Discover more about the history and science of blue skies with this special edition of Why is the sky blue. The Sun The Sun provides us with all…
Numerous songs feature lyrics about the sky; these may speak about its beauty or be about sorrowful memories associated with its presence; some songs even incorporate religious themes into their compositions. This song has been featured in multiple movies, such as Megamind, Role Models, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Additionally, Coventry City fans…
Blue skies form when violet and blue light wavelengths are scattered more effectively by oxygen and nitrogen molecules in the atmosphere than longer wavelengths such as red and orange ones, which pass directly through. Rayleigh scattering is the name given to this process and it has its roots in 1871 when Lord Rayleigh first identified…
No doubt about it: blue is an enchanting hue–think sky-blue hydrangeas, faded denim jeans and Provencal architecture–but learning French will help you express yourself more vividly when speaking about all the hues of blue. Keep in mind that French colors as adjectives usually adapt to match the gender and number of the noun they describe;…
Saturn’s rings capture our imagination like few other natural phenomena can, yet its beauty could soon fade away faster than we anticipated. Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017, recently released data suggesting its rings are losing tons of mass each second – suggesting they may disappear before our grandchildren even take to…
As sunlight passes through the atmosphere it is scattered by air molecules and water droplets into scattered light of shorter wavelengths (blue). This causes it to appear blue during the day. Clouds form when larger particles such as water droplets spread all wavelengths of light equally, creating white clouds. If there is too much dust…
