Looking up at the night sky or at pictures of space can make you believe it is all black – so why is the sky blue? Answering that question involves understanding how light interacts with particles in the atmosphere. Air molecules are smaller than visible light wavelengths, so they scatter it more intensely via Rayleigh…
Why does the sky appear blue? To answer that question, some basic physics may provide the solution. As soon as light hits the atmosphere, it becomes dispersed into many directions by air molecules — mostly nitrogen and oxygen molecules – mostly through scattering. Shorter wavelengths like blue and violet tend to get scattered more strongly….
As sunlight penetrates Earth’s atmosphere, its light is scattered by gases and particles and becomes visible as blue hues are more dominant than others. Though its plot may be predictable and its characters recognizable, The Sky Blues succeeds in providing an inclusive queer narrative with clear beats and authentic teenage characters – it should definitely…
As sunlight enters Earth’s atmosphere, its light is scattered by oxygen and nitrogen molecules present. Shorter blue wavelengths tend to be scattered more than longer red ones resulting in the sky taking on its signature hue. At dawn and dusk, sunlight must travel further before reaching our eyes; more blue wavelengths scatter into the atmosphere…
Sky color is determined by gas molecules in our atmosphere, predominantly nitrogen and oxygen molecules, that scatter light in all directions, with blue wavelengths being dispersed more strongly than red ones. Rayleigh scattering is the name given to this process of light dispersion through atmospheric diffusion, making sunlight appear redder nearer the horizon (for example…
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft was successfully placed into interplanetary transfer orbit using SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This marks humanity’s inaugural test of planetary defense to see whether intentionally colliding into an asteroid can alter its path. Falcon 9 successfully launched Badr 8, an Arabsat communications satellite based in Saudi Arabia from Cape…
Skys that change color from deep blue near the horizon to white near it are often due to dust or suspended water particles in the air, or indicate higher humidity. As sunlight travels through our atmosphere, it interacts with air molecules which scatter its light like billiard balls – blue and violet wavelengths being scattered…
Bluesky is a social network similar to Twitter but not owned by Elon Musk. Despite still being in its early stage of development, Bluesky boasts a substantial user base. Air particles in our atmosphere are smaller than the wavelengths of light, meaning they scatter blue light more readily than any other color – giving the…
At noontime, the sky appears blue due to molecules in the atmosphere scattering blue light more efficiently than red. At sunrise and sunset, however, its color changes to red due to light having made its journey through an extended path through our atmosphere. There are various explanations as to why the sky is blue; some…
