It all has to do with the sun’s angle in the sky and molecule scattering. The main colors that are not absorbed in the air molecules are red, orange, and yellow colors that have long wavelengths ...

INDIANAPOLIS — If you glanced up Monday or Tuesday, you may have noticed the sun was a glowing red orb in the sky, far ruddier than usual.. That's thanks to wildfires in northern Montana and ...

With the smoke overhead, the sun has become distinctly well-defined and red as it rises or sinks. A hazy sky in Grand Rapids due to smoke from wildfires out west. (Courtesy: Julie Walter) ...

In late May and early June, many people in the central and southeastern United States saw a bright red sun in the sky. Some online posts claimed the sun was actually the planet Mars or a supposed ...

New York City awoke on Tuesday to a view of the Western wildfires: a red sun in the sky.. Smoke from the blazes burning in the Western United States and Canada made its way across the continent ...

RED SUN: Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. drifted across the country and into the tri-state area on Tuesday, creating a haze over New York City and causing the sun to appear red. https://t ...

The sun may appear more orange or red than normal because smoke particles high in the sky scatter the light, lending to longer wavelengths of light, which appear red.