If Earth had no atmosphere like the Moon there would be no scattering, and the sky would remain black, even in daylight ...

It was around 1870 when the British physicist John William Strutt, better known as Lord Rayleigh, first found an explanation ...

Light breaks over the horizon at sunrise, seen in a photo ... Channel and our meteorologists. T he sky isn't just blue by chance. I t takes all the colors of the rainbow for us to see it ...

Tuesday, NBC5 News viewers submitted unedited pictures of a pink winter wonderland from Weed, California. According to ...

"Any time you have mid- and high-level clouds present at either sunrise or sunset you do have a chance for some more brilliant colors," said ... cover much of the sky and are composed of water ...

However, at sunrise and sunset ... have little effect on sky color but play a crucial role in shaping the planet’s climate. As the Sun moves lower in the sky, its light must travel through ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes and Presque Isle Park in Michigan are ranked among the best U.S. locations for witnessing a winter ...