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Why Is the Sky Blue — and Why Does It Turn Orange at Sunset?

Sunlight looks white, but it is really all the colours of the rainbow travelling together. You can see them separate when light passes through a prism, or through raindrops after a shower — that is exactly what a rainbow is.

2 min readAges 6–8 · 9–11 · 12+
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Why Is the Sky Blue — and Why Does It Turn Orange at Sunset?

Sunlight looks white, but it is really every colour mixed together. What happens next is the reason the sky changes colour twice a day.

4 min readAges 9–11 · 6–8Sample content

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