And with more of the longer wavelengths scattered at sunset, the sky looks more orange, too. Kenneth Chang has been at The Times since 2000, writing about physics, geology, chemistry, and the planets.

ST. LOUIS – The sky is always changing colors—from a bright blue on a clear day, to red and orange sunrises or sunsets, or multiple colors of a rainbow—there’s a lot going on that we don ...

September's harvest moon will appear a deep orange color as it ascends into the sky. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.

ST. LOUIS – The sky is always changing colors—from a bright blue on a clear day, to red and orange sunrises or sunsets, or multiple colors of a rainbow—there’s a lot going on that we don ...

(WLUK) -- If you noticed hazy, yellow-orange skies Saturday morning, you weren't alone. This was caused by a powerful low-pressure system that tracked across the Midwest Friday, which carried dust ...

If you need a sign other than pumpkin spice lattes that fall is in the air, look no further than the harvest moon. Stargazers can view the moon beginning around sunset on Friday, and it will peak ...

The blue and green light is scattered so well that you can hardly see it. The sky is colored, instead, with red and orange light. Colors mean a lot to us in so many different ways.

Ever wondered why the sky is blue? It's not just a reflection of the ocean! Sunlight, seemingly white, is a mix of colors. As ...

A News5 viewer recently reached out asking us about what turns the sky green ahead of a thunderstorm. If you've do see a ...

Scientists mix sky's splendid hues to reset circadian clocks In a small study, a novel LED device with alternating orange and blue wavelengths outpaced two other lights in advancing participants ...