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What Color is the Sunset on Alien Worlds?

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Fiery rose and peach sunset skies are a unique perk of our home on Earth. But what colors appear when the sun sets on other planets in the solar system? The answer depends on the planet. On Mars, the sun comes and goes with a blue glow. On Uranus, the sunset sky transitions from blue to turquoise, according to NASA. And on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, the sky turns from yellow to orange to brown as the sun dips beneath the horizon. Sunset colors aren’t uniform because, in large part, these hues are a product of each planet’s atmosphere … Read more

SPACE: Jupiter Flies Its Bi Flag

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Jupiter can be seen in a whole new light in a photo released by NASA showing the planet in the colours of the trans flag. The photo, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in February 2017 and posted on Tuesday (October 16) on the US government space agency’s Astronomy Picture of the Day page, shows the largest planet in our Solar System in near-ultraviolet light—leading to its white, pink and blue appearance.  “Jupiter appears different in near ultraviolet light, partly because the amount of sunlight reflected back is distinct, giving differing cloud heights and latitudes discrepant brightnesses,” NASA explains … Read more

SCIENCE: Can You Hear Colors?

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About 4 percent of the people on Earth experience a mysterious phenomenon called synesthesia: They hear a sound and automatically see a color; or, they read a certain word, and a specific hue enters their mind’s eye. The condition has long puzzled scientists, but a small new study may offer some clues. The study, published today (March 5) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers insight into what might be happening in the brains of people with synesthesia. Previous “studies of brain function using magnetic resonance imaging confirm that synesthesia is a real biological phenomenon,” said … Read more