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Why the sun looks yellow?

The sun actually gives off all colors of light mixed together, which looks white to us from space. But when sunlight travels through Earth's atmosphere, blue light scatters away more easily, leaving the yellow and orange light to reach our eyes.

⭐ Bonus fact: The sun is a star, just like the ones you see at night, but much, much closer to Earth!

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