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A pale blue, translucent glass stone on a white surface. There is an orange patch of light inside its shadow.

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Science & Nature

Why is the sky blue and the sunset red?

Sunlight carries every colour. Air scatters blue in all directions, and at sunset mostly red is left over.

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Photo: optick, CC BY-SA 2.0

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