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 ...

The sky gets its color from the type and amount of tiny particles in the air, ... is responsible for the orange sky, according to climate scientist Peter Kalmus. Advertisement.

There is nothing in Earth's atmosphere that can produce the vibrant orange color of the auroras in this photo, which was taken Oct. 19 above a large pond in Alberta, Canada.

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.

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 ...

A recent solar storm smashed into Earth and created what appeared to be bright pumpkin-colored pillars dancing in the night sky above Canada, a haunting new photo reveals. But there is a problem ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, this effect occurs around the spring equinox in either March or April, according to EarthSky. When the moon begins its ascent into the sky, it may look a burnt orange hue.

The harvest moon will glow an eerie orange color as it rises in the sky. Here's how to watch. By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN; Sep 9, 2022 Sep 9, 2022 Updated Sep 9, 2022; 0; ...

In the Southern Hemisphere, this effect occurs around the spring equinox in either March or April, according to EarthSky. When the moon begins its ascent into the sky, it may look a burnt orange hue.