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Why is the sky blue?

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Sunlight scatters off air molecules, and shorter blue wavelengths scatter much more than red ones, so blue light reaches your eyes from every direction.

Daniel Kim · 3 days ago20

At sunset light travels through more air, so the blue is scattered away and you see reds and oranges.

Aisha Rahman · 3 days ago2

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