If the sky is blue during the day, why does it turn brilliant shades of red and orange at sunrise and sunset? The answer lies in the angle of the Sun and the distance its light travels through the ...

Hurray! We've finally made it to Portland's first 7:00 PM sunset of 2025! The time is approaching for those beautiful, red sunsets. Augusta's first 7 PM sunset is on Thursday, March 27th. Find out ...

That's why you can easily gaze upon the sun at sunset ... sky during daytime, for example. It appears blue because air molecules in earth's atmosphere scatter blue light more easily than red.