The sky appears blue due to sunlight being scattered by gases and particles in the atmosphere, with blue wavelengths being scattered more readily than any other. At midday, when the sun is directly overhead, its light appears white. But during sunrise and sunset when more of its rays must travel through atmosphere layers to reach…
Mars is often considered Earth’s twin, sharing many similar qualities such as its long Martian days referred to as sols. Mars shares Earth’s axial tilt and spin period, giving rise to similar seasons like spring, summer, autumn and winter. However, its orbital eccentricity is larger. Daytime Mars is often referred to as Earth’s “Twin.” It…
Oliver Scott of Wombarra Our atmosphere interacts with sunlight to produce blue hued skies on Earth. Blue light scatters more readily than other colours; thus creating its distinct blue color. Sunlight contains all of the colors of the rainbow, which we can see when passing it through a prism. But when the sun is low…
