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Michael J. I. Brown, Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University

The sky isn't just blue – airglow makes it green, yellow and red too

NASA

Look up on a clear sunny day and you will see a blue sky. But is this the true colour of the sky? Or is it the only colour of the sky?

The answers are a little complicated, but they involve the nature of light, atoms and molecules and some quirky parts of Earth’s atmosphere. And big lasers too – for science!

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