Sunset colors are caused by sunlight traveling through a long distance of the atmosphere, thousands of miles. This causes the shorter wavelengths of light (blue, indigo, and violet) to scatter ...

There's nothing more beautiful than a glorious sunset, especially when different colors are dancing in the skies.

So what causes these beautiful colors at sunrise and sunset? The short answer: light and length. At sunrise and sunset, sunlight takes a longer path as it travels through the atmosphere.

Capping a day by watching a sunset is a quintessential part of summer in San Diego. The colors painted over the sky by the sinking sun are almost never exactly the same — whether its a ...

Dear Tom, When it’s clear, the eastern sky is red at sunrise and the western sky is red at sunset. What is the pollution that causes the red sky? —Neil Watt, Chicago Dear Neil, Particul… ...

Fiery rose and peach sunset skies are a unique perk of our home on Earth. But what colors appear when the sun sets on other planets in the solar system?

Greens and blues, reds and purples — when it comes to the northern lights, what causes all the different colors?

KANSAS (KSNT) – Working for you, 27 News reached out to NASA to better understand the colors of the aurora borealis. We spoke to NASA Solar System Ambassador Brenda Culbertson who said to think ...

Photos shared with The Weather Channel over the weekend showed stripes in the sky at sunset in different parts of the United States, leaving many wondering what they were seeing.

KANSAS (KSNT) – Working for you, 27 News reached out to NASA to better understand the colors of the aurora borealis. We spoke to NASA Solar System Ambassador Brenda Culbtertson who said to think ...