Inside the Sun
The Sun's True Color White Hot Star
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The Sun is often drawn as a yellow circle, but from space its light appears essentially white. Peter Paul explores how Earth’s atmosphere scatters different wavelengths of light, making the Sun appear yellow during the day and orange or red near the horizon. Discover how sunsets reveal the journey of sunlight through our atmosphere—and why “yellow dwarf” does not mean the Sun is literally…