LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The sky is blue. Right? Well, it is, but it also isn’t. White light from the sun is a combination of every color in the rainbow. Each color we see corresponds to a particular ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Remember learning your colors for the first time in kindergarten? One of the first things you learn is that the sky is blue. Everyone knows that, right? But, did they ever ...

The sky is blue — physicists tell us — because blue light in the sun's rays bends more than red light. But this extra bending, or scattering, applies just as much to violet light, so it is reasonable ...

Anyone who has ever put an eye to the sky can tell you that it’s blue. It’s a basic fact of life. But what isn’t as obvious is the reason why. With water making up over 70% of the Earth’s surface, a ...

Kids often ask why the sky is blue. While physics textbooks correctly explain that short wavelengths of sunlight, such as the ones that we see as blue, more readily ricochet off atmospheric gas ...

During the summer when wildfire smoke takes over the skies, you’ll often notice the dreary haze during the day. But at night, the sun seems to display extra vibrant colors, making for breathtaking ...

Researchers in Japan have for the first time produced a photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PC-SEL) that emits in the blue-violet wavelength range. They claim that their innovative fabrication ...