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; […]
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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
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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
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Undoubtedly, the sight of a stunning blue sky is something to marvel at; but when your 3-5 year old asks why the sky is blue, it’s essential that they receive honest responses. Our planet boasts something the moon doesn’t: air. When light passes through our atmosphere it scatters, with blue wavelengths dispersing more widely than
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On Wednesday night’s full Moon was a super blood moon, caused by an eclipse reaching totality and sunlight bent through Earth’s atmosphere to reach it, turning reddish as a result. Supermoons are rare occurrences which take place when three distinct lunar events come together simultaneously: full Moon, lunar eclipse and blue Moon. It only happens
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Many people assume that the ocean looks blue because it reflects blue light from the sky; this assumption is incorrect, though there are instances in which some blue light does reflect from it. The ocean’s hue is determined by absorbing red, orange and yellow light while reflecting back shorter wavelengths as blue – although in
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White light contains all of the colors of the rainbow, yet appears blue due to atmospheric scattering of its wavelengths. This phenomenon also accounts for why sunsets and sunrises tend to look red as longer wavelengths travel further through our atmosphere before reaching our eyes. The Sun’s Light An astounding blue sky is truly spectacular
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Children often ask why the sky is blue, making it one of the most challenging questions to answer without sounding too technical or scientific. Answer lies within how light travels through our atmosphere. When sunlight enters Earth’s atmosphere, its beams get scattered by gas molecules; longer wavelengths, such as red and orange hues pass more
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Astronomers have long observed that Saturn’s rings appear to be raining down onto its planet in large quantities. This phenomenon occurs due to space rocks colliding with them or solar radiation slightly disturbing ring particles and electrifying them, creating the “rain.” Dust particles inevitably get pulled into Saturn’s upper atmosphere, where they burn up before
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