That’s the best explanation of Rayleigh scattering I’ve seen, thank you!
The really fun questions begin when you try to convert explanation to prediction, like “was the sky always blue?” or “what color will it be in the future?” To answer these, you pretty much need to know all the sciences, from astrophysics to evolutionary history. My education is only enough to tell me that I don’t have a clue. Just look at other planets, they all have differently colored skies due to different factors, which could also affect Earth at other points in time.
That’s the best explanation of Rayleigh scattering I’ve seen, thank you!
The really fun questions begin when you try to convert explanation to prediction, like “was the sky always blue?” or “what color will it be in the future?” To answer these, you pretty much need to know all the sciences, from astrophysics to evolutionary history. My education is only enough to tell me that I don’t have a clue. Just look at other planets, they all have differently colored skies due to different factors, which could also affect Earth at other points in time.