The sky is blue because air itself is blue — a physics question for planet art

moultano · x · 2026-10-13

moultano shares an AI Overview result showing a constant-density atmosphere would be only 8.5 km thick, then asks whether anyone has illustrated planets with realistic sky-color modeling: since air scatters blue light, "black space in daytime" may be invisible on any planet with an atmosphere.

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