The Sun is white! ☀🤩 The Sun, contrary to common belief, is not yellow but actually white. Its appearance from space is an intense white color due to the complete spectrum of light it emits. However, when viewed from Earth, the Sun often appears as a warm yellow, orange, or even red during sunrise or sunset. This color change is due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering, which is named after the British scientist Lord Rayleigh who first studied it in detail. As sunlight passes through our

Seeing the Sun in 1,000 different colors with NASA’s TSIS-1