Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why The Sky Is Blue

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  • čas přidán 9. 05. 2024
  • Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? Neil deGrasse Tyson is here to help you answer that question alongside comic co-host Chuck Nice. And, you’re about to find out why the answer is easy to understand, but not that simple.
    You’ll learn how the white light from the sun interacts with the atmosphere through a process called “Rayleigh scattering” that makes the sky blue. Neil tells us why the sky turns different shades as the day goes on, and why the sunset changes from blue to amber.
    Discover why the reason we have a blue sky is the same reason you can’t see stars during the daytime. And, how this lead to the discovery of the operational definition of where the atmosphere ends and space begins. Neil explains why he thinks space should be defined by gravity and not by the circumstances of our atmosphere. Lastly, Neil gives us a lesson on the frailty of our atmosphere and our delicate place among the stars.
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    Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up!
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    0:00 - Introduction
    1:13 - The Composition Of The Atmosphere
    1:44 - The 7 Colors Of The Spectrum
    3:52 - How The Atmosphere Creates A Blue Sky
    4:35 - Rayleigh Scattering
    5:30 - Why Sunsets Are Red
    6:18 - Why Can’t We See Stars During The Daytime?
    7:11 - Where Is The Edge Of The Atmosphere?
    9:38 - Neil’s Operational Definition Of Space
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  • @Mtrix3345
    @Mtrix3345 Před 4 lety +4333

    Neil actually cures my depression

    • @izadave8991
      @izadave8991 Před 4 lety +68

      Yes, Same dude. He gives me hope that humanity will Not die out in the next hundret years or so. NDT 4 president

    • @chiranthanmr
      @chiranthanmr Před 4 lety +43

      Yeah, he's a source of light in this darkness.

    • @ilmanti
      @ilmanti Před 4 lety +18

      Chuck comes in with "We're all gonna die".

    • @aziz7648
      @aziz7648 Před 4 lety +6

      same here

    • @vikranttyagiRN
      @vikranttyagiRN Před 4 lety +8

      He is phenomenal

  • @karwansalih7891
    @karwansalih7891 Před 4 lety +3521

    I remember adults telling me because the oceans are blue and the light reflects 🤣🤣🤣

    • @pjmogami3749
      @pjmogami3749 Před 4 lety +384

      Actually the oceans are black it's just a reflection of the sky that makes it seem blue

    • @boudewijndalhuisen6169
      @boudewijndalhuisen6169 Před 4 lety +62

      Pj Mogami does that mean that mirrors can be black?

    • @gabor6259
      @gabor6259 Před 4 lety +218

      @@boudewijndalhuisen6169 Everything is black in the dark.

    • @boudewijndalhuisen6169
      @boudewijndalhuisen6169 Před 4 lety +51

      Gábor Králik But when light is reflected it isnt dark. The contrairy. Black is something that absorbes all light. White is something that reflects all the spectrum diffused.

    • @RammerMartinezSanchez
      @RammerMartinezSanchez Před 4 lety +139

      It's the opposite. It's clear and it's reflected by the sky.

  • @florenceojowa7706
    @florenceojowa7706 Před rokem +200

    He is such a great teacher. His students are lucky to have him teach them.

  • @chf3127
    @chf3127 Před 11 měsíci +97

    What a great video, and a great channel. Honestly I’ll never see the sky or the sunset quite the same way again. Thank you so much

  • @user-dr9gs6wh1k
    @user-dr9gs6wh1k Před 3 lety +1806

    *Chuck*: "Why is the sky blue?"
    *12 mins later* "We're all gonna die."

  • @EiRodri107
    @EiRodri107 Před 4 lety +1030

    They went from "why is the sky blue?" to "we're all going to die" 😂

  • @elainebmack
    @elainebmack Před rokem +15

    I once attended a lecture by Neil deGrasse-Tyson at the University of Chicago. This guy is so down-to-earth, yet brilliant.

  • @YouTuber-mc2el
    @YouTuber-mc2el Před 9 měsíci +27

    Two things...first, I love how Neil can be so intelligent and in a blink can come down and enjoy humor that most of us share. Second, I had always thought that the sky was blue because sunlight was being reflected off our oceans into the atmosphere. Makes me start rethinking what else I have so drastically misunderstood.

    • @KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds
      @KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds Před měsícem +1

      So, when it's cloudy, and the ocean is gray, or it's night, and tge ocean looks black...what did you think was happening?

  • @jeromelj1010
    @jeromelj1010 Před 4 lety +5217

    I’d be a scientist if I had him as a teacher

    • @mdecimal
      @mdecimal Před 4 lety +24

      Jerome Jacobs yeah me too

    • @bruhhhhh2768
      @bruhhhhh2768 Před 4 lety +111

      You wouldnt if you see the math involved in the stuff he speaks

    • @neonowl777
      @neonowl777 Před 4 lety +22

      true he really makes it more interesting!!

    • @goktimusprime
      @goktimusprime Před 4 lety +12

      Only that teachers (and people in general) haven't used inches and miles for over half a century! He had me totally lost until he said it was 1mm.

    • @jeromelj1010
      @jeromelj1010 Před 4 lety +9

      Goktimus Prime luckily in South Africa we use kilometres. Miles and inches confuse me

  • @mr.balawis9948
    @mr.balawis9948 Před 3 lety +1549

    Elementary schools should have passionate teachers like him. That is how we build foundations for learning.

    • @-.-5107
      @-.-5107 Před 3 lety +26

      Starts spinning earths globe as the kids freak out about dying

    • @nicksinclair1666
      @nicksinclair1666 Před 3 lety +6

      Totally true

    • @chrisborsberry6593
      @chrisborsberry6593 Před 3 lety +12

      I rly wish my middle school had a since teacher like this

    • @Huncho_Pancho
      @Huncho_Pancho Před 3 lety +2

      Mind ya business 😂😂🤦🏽 his teacher was black or Mexican

    • @sandraloginovaite4012
      @sandraloginovaite4012 Před 3 lety +2

      Unless America educational system is different than in Lithuania

  • @ey5644
    @ey5644 Před rokem +46

    This was so entertaining, educational, lighthearted, poking fun here, and there, and just a basket of joy. Thank you so much.

  • @gabrielguidarelli7031
    @gabrielguidarelli7031 Před rokem +6

    I went to like this video once finished, but I already liked it probably 2 years ago! Great content! Also great to refresh simple but incredibly ignored concepts ! Thank you to both of you

  • @Tsomy
    @Tsomy Před 3 lety +706

    I love how their personalities complement each other perfectly😂😂

    • @lancer717
      @lancer717 Před 3 lety +7

      *Complement

    • @victornaut
      @victornaut Před 2 lety

      @@lancer717 not so suave man

    • @lancer717
      @lancer717 Před 2 lety

      @@victornaut grammar 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @therealjake3288
      @therealjake3288 Před 2 lety

      👀👀

    • @iracknads
      @iracknads Před 2 lety

      Patronizing Luciferians who belly laugh at us "unwashed masses" every moment of every day as we believe their lies.

  • @karenmarsh1067
    @karenmarsh1067 Před 3 lety +2908

    If he is a kindergarten teacher the kids will leave with a PhD

    • @maureenmiaullis6427
      @maureenmiaullis6427 Před 3 lety +25

      I wish he'd do some episodes for elementary school kids. And not dumb it down for them.

    • @jerryharrison870
      @jerryharrison870 Před 3 lety +39

      Are you kidding? Neil deGrasse Tyson's intellect is so dense, one could get a Ph.D by locking eyes with him!

    • @Stark81766
      @Stark81766 Před 3 lety +4

      It's true.

    • @enzoocampoiii2881
      @enzoocampoiii2881 Před 3 lety +7

      He scares me when i was a kid because i look dumb compared to him so many sleep less nights thinking about him as a 5 yearold

    • @vullmetal
      @vullmetal Před 3 lety +4

      Enzo Ocampo III wow that’s harsh bro. I hope you’re better now

  • @TheGympert
    @TheGympert Před 7 měsíci +3

    I remember my history teacher for ever. The only "teacher" I had during "middle school" (how we call it in the Netherlands) who could always keep the whole class curious every single time. He was a story teller and left it all to us what we thought of it. Bless him

  • @hanamantmunnolli6381
    @hanamantmunnolli6381 Před rokem +2

    One of the finest explainatons of a "technical subject" in "non-technical language".

  • @ryzenx1471
    @ryzenx1471 Před 2 lety +548

    I love how Neil can chuckle through the wise-cracks yet stay on topic AND not arrogantly sound like a know-it-all. The perfect balance for learning.

    • @markthompson6123
      @markthompson6123 Před rokem +15

      He's only a know-it-all when he's with other scientists. Lol. He schools them all

    • @natemickens88
      @natemickens88 Před rokem

      Solid

    • @frankdimeglio8216
      @frankdimeglio8216 Před rokem

      ​@@markthompson6123 The ultimate mathematical unification (AND UNDERSTANDING) of physics/physical experience combines, BALANCES, AND includes opposites. The BALANCE of what is gravity WITH what is inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE requires and involves TIME AND time dilation ON/IN BALANCE, AS gravity AND ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy are linked AND BALANCED opposites (ON BALANCE); AS this CLEARLY explains the fourth dimension; AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is CLEARLY AND NECESSARILY proven to be gravity (ON/IN BALANCE); AS TIME is NECESSARILY possible/potential AND actual ON/IN BALANCE. INSTANTaneity is fundamental to what are TIME AND time dilation ON/IN BALANCE. Accordingly, ON BALANCE, INSTANTaneity is fundamental to what is the FULL and proper understanding of physics/physical experience; AS the extension of what is SPACE is CLEARLY (AND NECESSARILY) electromagnetic/gravitational ON/IN BALANCE.
      What is GRAVITY IS, ON BALANCE, an INTERACTION that cannot be shielded or blocked. What is E=MC is taken directly from F=ma, AS the rotation of WHAT IS THE MOON matches the revolution; AS the stars AND PLANETS are POINTS in the night sky. Great. INDEED, c squared CLEARLY AND NECESSARILY represents a dimension of SPACE ON BALANCE. ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is CLEARLY AND NECESSARILY proven to be gravity (ON/IN BALANCE), AS TIME is NECESSARILY possible/potential AND actual ON/IN BALANCE. “Mass"/ENERGY involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE consistent WITH/AS what is BALANCED electromagnetic/gravitational force/ENERGY, AS gravity/acceleration involves BALANCED inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE (ON BALANCE). A given PLANET (including what is THE EARTH) sweeps out equal area in equal TIME. Great. What is E=MC is taken directly from F=ma. Consider TIME AND time dilation ON/IN BALANCE. INDEED, consider what is THE EYE ON BALANCE !!! Notice WHAT IS the fully illuminated AND setting/WHITE MOON ON BALANCE !!! NOW, consider what is the TRANSLUCENT AND BLUE sky ON BALANCE !!! So, consider what is the orange AND setting Sun ON BALANCE. ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is CLEARLY AND NECESSARILY proven to be gravity (ON/IN BALANCE), AS TIME is NECESSARILY possible/potential AND actual ON/IN BALANCE. Inertia/INERTIAL RESISTANCE is proportional to (or BALANCED with/as) what is GRAVITATIONAL force/ENERGY, AS the extension of what is SPACE is CLEARLY (AND NECESSARILY) electromagnetic/gravitational ON/IN BALANCE. Consider TIME AND time dilation ON/IN BALANCE, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is CLEARLY AND NECESSARILY proven to be gravity (ON/IN BALANCE); AS TIME is NECESSARILY possible/potential AND actual ON/IN BALANCE. Gravity AND ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy are linked AND BALANCED opposites (ON BALANCE). GREAT !!!!
      BALANCE AND completeness go hand in hand. Carefully consider, ON BALANCE, why and how it is that there is something instead of nothing !!!!
      By Frank Martin DiMeglio

    • @anthonybriones1117
      @anthonybriones1117 Před rokem

      The reason he can do this,he says it over and over again it's memorized in every video down to the action of his hands ,this is a joke ,earth is / a PLAIN / HORIZONTAL/ LEVELED WITH MOUNTAINS, ECT.

    • @RustInPeace2490
      @RustInPeace2490 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@anthonybriones1117 etc.*

  • @JWhitePWC
    @JWhitePWC Před 4 lety +354

    These two are honestly so cute together

  • @maxfri6680
    @maxfri6680 Před rokem +6

    Now this is what I call an efficient way of learning. It’s fun, engaging, easy to digest and informative. 👌🏻

  • @joshshani2562
    @joshshani2562 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I love how Neil can make the audience pay attention all the way

  • @mcwix5429
    @mcwix5429 Před 4 lety +629

    I love how turnt Neil gets when talking about the color blue

    • @TheLucieFurr
      @TheLucieFurr Před 4 lety +4

      Them Blue Pills are Magical, Man

    • @samlee7420
      @samlee7420 Před 4 lety +4

      If all my teachers in my lifetime was neil which is BTW a very popular jamaican name?... I honestly believe I would grow up to be a very successful investor. I lost the drive to be an inventor after 5th grade.

    • @kersaherpafuqer784
      @kersaherpafuqer784 Před 4 lety +1

      @@samlee7420 wait did you want to be an investor or inventer?

    • @gumunduringigumundsson9344
      @gumunduringigumundsson9344 Před 4 lety +1

      Deep blue is so awesome.. sometimes estatically and sometimes literally. Deep blue man.. awesome.

    • @samlee7420
      @samlee7420 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kersaherpafuqer784 inventor, mistyped. I used to take apart all the toys and electronics in the house and put them together in different combinations. My 3rd grade science project was a wind powered table lamp. But failed the paperworks part of the project along with discouraging teachers that made you feel worthless. Neil needs to make a master class for current teachers.

  • @03pontiac
    @03pontiac Před 3 lety +380

    Man, this dude has such a freaking gift of gab. He eases us in to a complex idea, then blows our minds, then brings us back down to earth and calmly wraps up his lesson. He literally teaches astrophysics to the layman without the slightest condescending tone and totally gets off on sharing the knowledge he's labored so intensely to acquire. Just... I dunno... what a gift. What a guy!

    • @trishbirchard1270
      @trishbirchard1270 Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, I entirely agree !

    • @03pontiac
      @03pontiac Před 2 lety +3

      @@trishbirchard1270 You should listen to his podcast Star Talk

    • @kevinblackburn3198
      @kevinblackburn3198 Před 2 lety +2

      Agreed 100%. I could sit in a room and listen to him all day. Wait I work from home so I already sit in a room and listen to him all day. 😀

    • @jameswinchester9405
      @jameswinchester9405 Před 2 lety +1

      You only think that’s Bc you are uneducated. He is not that funny.

    • @03pontiac
      @03pontiac Před 2 lety +1

      @@jameswinchester9405 yikes, have some coffee brother. No need to come in hot with insults, Haha. Neil is an incredible teacher, whether you choose to acknowledge it or not.

  • @twatpopper72
    @twatpopper72 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I could sit and listen to Neil for hours on end. I love science, particularly his field of science and, I wanted to study physics in college but I couldn’t do the math.

  • @TopLevelJiuJitsu
    @TopLevelJiuJitsu Před rokem +2

    Such a wonderful show. Your energy together is so good!

  • @DevilGeneImbued
    @DevilGeneImbued Před 3 lety +53

    1:39 Particulates... Neil looks so proud

  • @BluecollarJ
    @BluecollarJ Před 4 lety +233

    I hated school growing up most of all I hated science but the way you teach is amazing I'm completely interested in all things space and stars. Keep it up.

    • @upaymetv4978
      @upaymetv4978 Před 4 lety +2

      The way he explains this doesn’t make sense for the earth 🌎 to be blue from outer space. Water is clear, and most swimming pools are blue inside. The paint 🎨 color inside a pool, makes the water seem like it’s that color.

    • @rianmacdonald9454
      @rianmacdonald9454 Před 4 lety +1

      me too - however, i only hated science at that point, because it could not answer the things i wanted in sufficient depth to fully grasp and understand the universe we live in - now however, i envy those going to school, as the amount of knowledge gathered since i was in school, is mind blogging. and in case i am 38, so was a long time ago. hence, science can now answer to the degree of understanding i want/need. Biggest issue i had in school, was the way it was taught, never taught to understand, just taught things to repeat, so i would sit there and say how is that, how does that happen, why does that happen, and as you can guess couldn't get an answer, so lost interest in it. And at risk of repeating, now they can fill in those blanks and explain things fully, like evolution, and my passion for learning is re-ignited.

    • @SameLif3
      @SameLif3 Před 4 lety +2

      U PayMe TV black hole s are fake though. Just planets in the dark

    • @jonathansolero7
      @jonathansolero7 Před 4 lety

      rian macdonald try Advaita

    • @titoarmstrong6507
      @titoarmstrong6507 Před 4 lety

      Richard Ball because he was more interested in bullying you around and flushing your head down the toilet in the boys bathroom

  • @joshdobbin
    @joshdobbin Před 22 dny

    I absolutely ADORE how Chuck makes you *genuinely* laugh. There's such an easy, sweet friendship there.

  • @Indyg0
    @Indyg0 Před 2 měsíci

    I love Neil so much. Troughout why whole childhood I've never had teacher with such a patience, passion and flow in explaining.

  • @kxngdavid
    @kxngdavid Před 4 lety +454

    I can't wait for a kid to ask me why the sky is blue! I'mma be like: YES!!! I know the answer!

    • @Maziedivision
      @Maziedivision Před 3 lety +3

      Me2

    • @-Sober-
      @-Sober- Před 3 lety +5

      KXNG DAVID yup. Ima be waiting for the day someone asks or says why the sky is blue

    • @jarr5648
      @jarr5648 Před 3 lety +1

      Let’s here the answers why is the sky blue? And go!

    • @TGrampage
      @TGrampage Před 3 lety +1

      Lol, u ain’t explaining all this

    • @tilenkobe
      @tilenkobe Před 3 lety +1

      and he'll be sorry for asking

  • @fortunatejeremy
    @fortunatejeremy Před 4 lety +216

    I love how people often ask "why is the sky blue" in response to a question they don't know the answer to - as if it's some unanswerable question. Now when someone says that we can be like "Bam! Science!"

    • @boy638
      @boy638 Před 4 lety +4

      why is water wet

    • @vincevvn
      @vincevvn Před 4 lety +3

      Never heard anyone ask that

    • @dontbotherreading
      @dontbotherreading Před 4 lety +3

      @@vincevvn Whenever someone asks a question I find to be ridiculous or obvious, I usually ask them why the sky is blue just to see their response.

    • @anthonyweber4986
      @anthonyweber4986 Před 4 lety +1

      @@boy638, water is not wet

    • @jeffs6090
      @jeffs6090 Před 4 lety +3

      @@anthonyweber4986 - correct! Water makes things wet because wet is the adjective used to describe an object with liquid on it.

  • @glamorousjay8849
    @glamorousjay8849 Před 6 dny

    The reason I’ve become so obsessed with space-science thank you niel for all the education you share.

  • @paternyao
    @paternyao Před rokem +1

    “The Operational Definition of the Edge of the Atmosphere.” I gave up from there 😂

  • @gracejones-parker2348
    @gracejones-parker2348 Před 3 lety +282

    I literally asked my dad why the sky’s blue and he picked up my phone and put this on.

  • @Ambrose2002
    @Ambrose2002 Před 4 lety +189

    "If we didn't need atmosphere I'd wanna get rid of it!"
    -Chuck Nice , 2020

  • @Nyinxie
    @Nyinxie Před 10 měsíci +1

    I am so glad they didn't cut out the comedy. It's priceless.

  • @kennyhalltotga2272
    @kennyhalltotga2272 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The sky’s blue is the light bouncing off & through the earth. A beautiful glow.

  • @mmbelle
    @mmbelle Před 3 lety +248

    Throughout everything I've watched with Neil, every time Neil hits Chuck in the arm or anyone else, it means he's about to blow your mind with a scientific fact. It's like a 'shut up, immabout to educate you' hit. Not mad at it at all.

    • @bobm4378
      @bobm4378 Před 3 lety +2

      :) hey stop me laughing, I wanna talk!!! :D :D :D

    • @rolando2392
      @rolando2392 Před 3 lety +2

      My wife used to do that when we were dating lol ( the smack on the shoulder) untill it got annoying and i told her to stop hahaha
      I love my wife😗

    • @WomenSense1
      @WomenSense1 Před rokem

      I think Neil is just an affectionate person and shows it through touching.

  • @soapyseth
    @soapyseth Před 3 lety +130

    7:30 I laughed so hard when Neil smacks Chuck twice then he stops talking after the second smack😂

    • @dhumtana1247
      @dhumtana1247 Před 2 lety +4

      Even i was thinking that. He keeps hitting the guy. I was feeling them.

  • @BJsThisThatAndTheOtherThing
    @BJsThisThatAndTheOtherThing Před měsícem +2

    Very educational and entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you!

  • @alwaysrockn2009
    @alwaysrockn2009 Před rokem +5

    Neil rocks! I always enjoy and learn something new listening to him.

  • @kitlangdon9796
    @kitlangdon9796 Před 3 lety +163

    Thanks for this! I'm a science teacher and had the privilege of naming our first-born daughter, Rayleigh. She's heard me say several times that I'm reminded of her whenever I look up at our beautiful blue skies and our equally majestic sunrises and sunsets. She now has a much better understanding and appreciation for why that is.

  • @Boo13Hiss
    @Boo13Hiss Před 4 lety +202

    I still love the Dad joke with this one. :"Daddy why is the sky blue? Because if it was green you wouldn't know where to stop mowing. "

  • @meiralfasi
    @meiralfasi Před 3 dny +1

    As the great Neil deGrasse Tyson said, "Question everything, especially authority."
    If you look through a thin piece of glass, it is clear. However, a thick piece of glass, let's say a meter thick, has a sky-blue tint 💙.
    The reason for that is the presence of oxygen molecules in the glass.
    Liquid oxygen is bluish.
    The color of the sky is blue, just like glass, because of the oxygen in the atmosphere 💙.
    That's it, nothing more, nothing less.

  • @saptarshidey7672
    @saptarshidey7672 Před 3 měsíci

    Just love the way Neil explains things, great video and awesome channel!!!

  • @arcaneiconoclast319
    @arcaneiconoclast319 Před 4 lety +263

    Dude wore a body armor shirt sweatshirts and a jacket to repel Neil's bear hands from hitting him.

    • @aniqshardin
      @aniqshardin Před 4 lety

      that's legendary gza

    • @wasntme9153
      @wasntme9153 Před 4 lety

      Yeah, wow. Didn't know Mr. Tyson was so loose with his hand, I know I would've had to ask him not to do that.

    • @rtyuik7
      @rtyuik7 Před 4 lety

      Neil's just knockin some sense into him: "you think Space begins based on where our atmosphere ends? get outta here!"

  • @shavonne4831
    @shavonne4831 Před 3 lety +156

    I really like his passion for the things he talks about.

  • @Sodeggy
    @Sodeggy Před 3 měsíci

    This is the best explanation I've seen, where I actually understand and grasp it, rather than just repeating "because, because."

  • @MURPHSLIFE
    @MURPHSLIFE Před rokem

    The atmosphere apple skin length part at the end blew my mind

  • @hustlehard4251
    @hustlehard4251 Před 4 lety +29

    Although I'm a scientifically literate person and happen to have already understood the answer to why the sky is blue, I still click on these videos with Neil because of his excellent use of words and clarity in explaining

  • @ongeziwegodlwana7674
    @ongeziwegodlwana7674 Před 3 lety +129

    Science has never been this fun. Wow! I wish I had such fun and great teachers during my school years. I flunked Physics/Science and literally had anxiety when I had class. I'm relearning everything anew. Thank you so much for this channel 🙏

    • @christophercuston
      @christophercuston Před 3 lety

      It really does come down to having fun.
      As a kids (9 years old and younger), school was fun. As I got older, it seemed like a job I wanted to quit from.

    • @mjmeternal2696
      @mjmeternal2696 Před 3 lety

      It is actually fun because we can relate easily to it. The problem is that we have teachers who spend quality time discussing unions issues and never teach learners properly.

    • @BhuvaneshwariMurthi
      @BhuvaneshwariMurthi Před 2 lety

      Why is the sky blue explained by a 6 year old with a DIY to demonstrate the same czcams.com/video/8pOXG7bRgBk/video.html #ScienceWithSana

    • @matiasmiranda446
      @matiasmiranda446 Před rokem

      It's fun and if you like maths it's even funnier

    • @ongeziwegodlwana7674
      @ongeziwegodlwana7674 Před rokem

      @@christophercuston so true

  • @PuzzleKitten.0000
    @PuzzleKitten.0000 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Love Neal's passion for information and sharing it!!!

  • @achromatic0229
    @achromatic0229 Před 10 měsíci

    I use to think it's the atmosphere reflecting blue wave length also with the atmosphere being water but neil explains everything

  • @Josh-kn5wn
    @Josh-kn5wn Před 4 lety +405

    Take a shot every time Neil hits Chuck

    • @desertflower3996
      @desertflower3996 Před 4 lety +22

      🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃

    • @goodcustomer4823
      @goodcustomer4823 Před 4 lety +8

      @@desertflower3996 😂👏

    • @kenrow3604
      @kenrow3604 Před 4 lety +19

      I treid ti and onw I catn feel my faec

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger Před 4 lety +5

      loook.... ervyone sais teh skiiie is belue, but...
      it is balck! Oh wiat. My eyes wer clsed.
      i am not as drunka tyou think i am!

    • @speeddamon5609
      @speeddamon5609 Před 4 lety

      🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥂

  • @salvatorezagra864
    @salvatorezagra864 Před rokem +110

    Truly smart because he understands complex things and can explain them in simple terms

  • @ciscoben6430
    @ciscoben6430 Před 6 měsíci

    What a wonderful way of teatching people . Many thanks from morocco

  • @rg7846
    @rg7846 Před 4 lety +61

    i remember asking my teacher in elementary about that and all she said was its a reflection of the ocean. and i went with that through adulthood. public school system failed me.

    • @jdnoflegend9719
      @jdnoflegend9719 Před 3 lety +3

      its the other way around. the ocean is blue because the sky is blue.

    • @billytheog4792
      @billytheog4792 Před 3 lety

      Deadass same

    • @DarthMajora
      @DarthMajora Před 3 lety

      I feel like..it was the opposite but because you were a kid, it didnt make sense so you made up another answer that DID make sense to you lol.

    • @apophisxo4480
      @apophisxo4480 Před 3 lety

      But why are glaciers blue?

    • @zthecat
      @zthecat Před 3 lety

      @@jdnoflegend9719 That’s actually not why the ocean looks blue either... Water is just blue! It doesn’t reflect that much blue light, so that’s why you can’t tell when it’s in a cup, or in your bath tub. But you can tell when it’s deep in an ocean, or a lake 😁 It’s kind of like how he just assumed you couldn’t see the stars because the sun is bright. We would think that’s the answer, but it’s not!

  • @jonnlloyde
    @jonnlloyde Před 4 lety +150

    "Why the sky is blue?"
    "We're all gonna die"
    😂

  • @nicholassimmons9706
    @nicholassimmons9706 Před 9 měsíci

    So if a candle is lit at the bottom of a football stadium in broad daylight and you can't see it, but it is visible at night, that is due to light from the sun scattering it rather than your rods being too saturated with light to differentiate it?
    If light from the sun scattering through the atmosphere obscures stars during the day, can't this also be explained in terms of your rods being too saturated with light? If no detector would be able to differentiate such a low light source in areas of high saturation, how can we be sure whether the explanation is relative intensity vs scattering?

  • @janrico904
    @janrico904 Před 10 měsíci +1

    i just love these two
    . more GREAT INFO VID

  • @anthonyfisher5189
    @anthonyfisher5189 Před 4 lety +749

    That’s impressive Neil, but can you explain why my dad hasn’t come back with his milk yet?

    • @badhabit714
      @badhabit714 Před 4 lety +36

      Oh Shoot!😂 Maybe he s in the atmosphere.

    • @dothestankyleg6089
      @dothestankyleg6089 Před 4 lety +7

      💀

    • @ozskipper
      @ozskipper Před 4 lety +23

      Because he is finding you a new, hotter and younger mummy..

    • @pvvineet1722
      @pvvineet1722 Před 3 lety +51

      He never left... But the particles are preventing you from seeing him

    • @jakeh4068
      @jakeh4068 Před 3 lety +5

      "Daddy wasn't there, to take me to the fair."

  • @mikecar9899
    @mikecar9899 Před 3 lety +55

    The way Neil is so vibrant and happy when he talks about atmospheric science is so awesome and wholesome

    • @BhuvaneshwariMurthi
      @BhuvaneshwariMurthi Před 2 lety

      Why is the sky blue explained by a 6 year old with a DIY to demonstrate the same czcams.com/video/8pOXG7bRgBk/video.html #ScienceWithSana

  • @BallsFireMotorcycle
    @BallsFireMotorcycle Před 7 měsíci

    I'm a big fan of the great Neil 😀 super smart and good educator. Really easy to understand 👌

  • @davidwilkinson1480
    @davidwilkinson1480 Před 6 měsíci

    "If we didn't need atmosphere, I would want to get rid of it" These guys are the best!! Thanks.

  • @mgcnashville6615
    @mgcnashville6615 Před 3 lety +246

    Would love to see Neil debate a flat earther 😂

    • @MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy
      @MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy Před 3 lety +36

      Wouldn't be fair. A flat earther ALWAYS brings a knife to a gunfight.

    • @chiodarelli
      @chiodarelli Před 3 lety +9

      me too! he would get destroyed

    • @riasasselman4528
      @riasasselman4528 Před 3 lety +1

      @@chiodarelli The flat earther or Neil?

    • @mgilbert9004
      @mgilbert9004 Před 3 lety +6

      @@riasasselman4528 the flat earther with evidence, neil for stooping to have that conversation.

    • @carlmabiog
      @carlmabiog Před 3 lety +3

      @piet simons how can you explain that even the bible says that the heaven expands? Like our universe :)

  • @cmdrbnd007bond8
    @cmdrbnd007bond8 Před 3 lety +32

    I love how Neil answers the question and then starts going off on interesting tangents. You guys are great.

  • @RS-lq6zm
    @RS-lq6zm Před 4 měsíci +1

    “Daddy, why is the sky blue?” “Rayleigh scattering - look it up and explain it back to me”.

  • @mwituamweene9850
    @mwituamweene9850 Před rokem +1

    Imagine learning physics/chemistry with these 2. So much fun.

  • @Tanishq.A
    @Tanishq.A Před 4 lety +143

    I wish this is what science class was in school.

  • @AldoConstenla
    @AldoConstenla Před 4 lety +32

    Impressive how Neil can blow my mind with such a "simple" thing as why the sky is blue

  • @fsexpresscleaningservices5720

    Love that Neil's co-host totally gets him❤️

  • @samnnamani
    @samnnamani Před 7 měsíci

    Blessed are the past, current and future students of Neil, for they are experience AWE like no other.

  • @rawtv520
    @rawtv520 Před 4 lety +107

    This quarantine has me deep into youtube deeper then ever

    • @Cheffkid
      @Cheffkid Před 4 lety +2

      honestly this aint that deep

    • @rawtv520
      @rawtv520 Před 4 lety

      M00N deep

    • @gabor6259
      @gabor6259 Před 4 lety +1

      @@rawtv520 *than

    • @rawtv520
      @rawtv520 Před 4 lety

      Gábor Králik no fella 😂

    • @winning77th
      @winning77th Před 4 lety +2

      already went to the bottom and now working my way back up

  • @boredpete1825
    @boredpete1825 Před 3 lety +19

    Neil De Grasse: Says science things
    Chuck: N I C E

  • @madlatino4615
    @madlatino4615 Před rokem +1

    you two are the best team to keep us resl with facts!! love your vibe!!!

  • @vinkuvinku
    @vinkuvinku Před 3 lety +34

    I can attend his classes all day long 😀 he is my hero since my childhood

  • @michaelwhite832
    @michaelwhite832 Před 4 lety +334

    Was anyone else told the “sky is blue because it’s reflecting off of the ocean”

  • @tanmaydeshpande7528
    @tanmaydeshpande7528 Před rokem +1

    Neil actually nailed it, those who must have ever thought about this pertinent question they all have the answer right here on social media and cheers to such channels who are acting as a knowledge distributors. Can't thank enough to Neil deGrasse , eminent (Astro Physicist) for enlightening us.

  • @dharchitra1315
    @dharchitra1315 Před 9 měsíci

    I had a question...we know that during day sky is blue due to scattering of blue light of visible spectrum. During sunsets the sky looks reddish as most of blue light is scattered as the rays have to cover longer distance...so isn't there a contradiction that during day it looks blue and during evening it looks red both of which are due to scattering of blue light ?? I mean how could it be that we have to different outcomes due to the same phenomenon?

  • @WhoamI-tv7rx
    @WhoamI-tv7rx Před 3 lety +139

    I love to listen Neil. He explains everything so well. He is a great teacher. 🙂

    • @BhuvaneshwariMurthi
      @BhuvaneshwariMurthi Před 2 lety

      Why is the sky blue explained by a 6 year old with a DIY to demonstrate the same czcams.com/video/8pOXG7bRgBk/video.html #ScienceWithSana

    • @dantejuantrelgeorge4126
      @dantejuantrelgeorge4126 Před 2 lety

      It was hard to make up that lie.

    • @user-vm9hh2se7s
      @user-vm9hh2se7s Před 2 lety +1

      @@dantejuantrelgeorge4126 hard to hide that fading hairline

    • @Truthisstrangerthanfiction8
      @Truthisstrangerthanfiction8 Před 2 lety

      Neil is a great liar 🤥. The sky is blue because it’s water. Next question.

    • @NanocDark99
      @NanocDark99 Před rokem +3

      @@Truthisstrangerthanfiction8you know that water is not blue right?? It seems blue for the exact same reason why the air seems blue.

  • @Chestnut-xm2pv
    @Chestnut-xm2pv Před 3 lety +180

    Neil: "White light comes down from the sun."
    *intense hand gestures casting a spell on the globe*

  • @arobyte
    @arobyte Před rokem

    Even though this had been explained to be sometime before, I'm sure, this is the only one I "get" and will remember.

  • @andrewemery7459
    @andrewemery7459 Před rokem

    Boy these two are funny and such a joy to listen to not to mention informative

  • @JasonBryantGreen
    @JasonBryantGreen Před 4 lety +107

    Can’t believe school taught me it was the reflection from the ocean.

    • @claudylove3315
      @claudylove3315 Před 4 lety +8

      Yes that was my original taught

    • @magnetarstar9329
      @magnetarstar9329 Před 4 lety +34

      In school they taught us the opposite actually... That is why the ocean is blue

    • @picklefish74
      @picklefish74 Před 4 lety +6

      All teachers should be scientifically fluent, for that reason.

    • @gagerutledge4620
      @gagerutledge4620 Před 4 lety +11

      I was always told the opposite, the the ocean is blue because it's reflecting the blue sky. Which is why water, whether in a cup from your sink or a cup of ocean salt water, is not blue.

    • @HayderAbdulridha
      @HayderAbdulridha Před 4 lety

      The Albedo effect? Isn't that a little different from this.

  • @allsampleremixes3287
    @allsampleremixes3287 Před 4 lety +47

    11:59 think Neil is trying to tell Chuck that it’s time to take their conversation to the court! 🏀

    • @e1123581321345589144
      @e1123581321345589144 Před 4 lety +4

      lol, drop the last "the" and that sentence get a much darker meaning :))

  • @bobszurek3247
    @bobszurek3247 Před 3 měsíci

    I would love to have a beer with Neil. I love how well he can explain his topics.

  • @sanjoybhattacharjee8261
    @sanjoybhattacharjee8261 Před rokem +2

    "how violent deep blue is (the poor souls with blue on them)" 😀 .... thanks for sharing the lecture... as always, prof. Tyson is brilliant and a very well spent 13 minutes in our life as we listen to him

  • @jude_foster280
    @jude_foster280 Před 3 lety +40

    I’ve definitely learned more from Neils books shows and podcasts than my actual science teachers .

    • @wildlifewarrior2670
      @wildlifewarrior2670 Před rokem +1

      I hope you know there are many different types of scientists right I doubt your teacher they planetary scientist

  • @dalleyounes9066
    @dalleyounes9066 Před 3 lety +1569

    Why is everything racist to you..."cause I live in America" that makes a lot of sense these days

    • @jimmyz7218
      @jimmyz7218 Před 3 lety +97

      It's that mentality that causes a lot of problems.

    • @nathanmurray4185
      @nathanmurray4185 Před 3 lety +29

      These days? When did it not?

    • @jimmyz7218
      @jimmyz7218 Před 3 lety +17

      @@nathanmurray4185 When black people weren't constantly lied to and tricked.

    • @AwibaeGibbon
      @AwibaeGibbon Před 3 lety +36

      @@jimmyz7218 they werent lied to and tricked they were just simply *segregated and enslaved*........ i think the vast majority would rather be lied to, dawg

    • @user-ol4rl9ex6j
      @user-ol4rl9ex6j Před 3 lety +48

      How does it make sense? The media is just brainwashing everyone and apparently you too that all white people are racist. If you actually believe that you must be a very ignorant individual

  • @3etechsolution
    @3etechsolution Před rokem

    I always used gravity/escape velocity to define "Space" with my students. Never knew it has anything to do with atmospheric conditions.

  • @abhijitmishra5243
    @abhijitmishra5243 Před rokem

    What a great, holistic explanation! Seriously.
    But I was wondering, if our atmosphere and particles or air molecules in them are really so much responsible for the blue or red light that we see everyday, then global warming and all the collective pollution that we are creating here on earth, which is definitely affecting our atmosphere in an adverse way, will that ultimately lead to changing of the sky colours in the future at some point?
    Because definitely the density of the air molecules will change due to pollution and it's disastrous effects. Won't that affect the colours in the sky too?

  • @wow_cultures
    @wow_cultures Před 4 lety +28

    1:38 GOOOOOLD GOOOLD GOLD 🔥⚡
    1:57
    11:55
    12:22 and OF COURSE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Synystr7
    @Synystr7 Před 4 lety +354

    That man is wearing:
    1. A dress shirt
    2. A sweater
    3. A suit jacket
    The question of this episode should have been "Why arent you dying?"

    • @faisalalha1786
      @faisalalha1786 Před 4 lety +21

      Are you a woman? Scientifically and curiously asking...as I am a man and unti l read your comment I had no idea what either of them wearing.

    • @jjaammeess84
      @jjaammeess84 Před 4 lety +11

      It's a...
      Shirt and tie
      A possible hoodie?!
      And a Jacket!
      Looking at him..... there may even be a vest :P
      But the question is no less valid!

    • @troyhunte2259
      @troyhunte2259 Před 4 lety +2

      Sooo???

    • @barrybenkendorf672
      @barrybenkendorf672 Před 4 lety +3

      Dress shirt, hoodie (are you kidding me?!?), and suit jacket? What is wrong with this guy?!?

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl Před 4 lety +3

      Likely the air conditioning is turned down to about 62°F, and if you're skinny, you feel the cold more intensely. That's my hypothesis, anyway. Since NDT is wearing a long sleeved shirt of some type under a short sleeved shirt, so he has at least 2 layers on, himself. Maybe a 3rd, if he has an undershirt on, too.

  • @BIGBEN9999999
    @BIGBEN9999999 Před rokem

    Chucks contribution - to me - is priceless!

  • @Tain950
    @Tain950 Před rokem +2

    I’ve never seen anyone make Neil laugh more than Chuck 😂

  • @kevinfish4489
    @kevinfish4489 Před 2 lety +57

    I love listening to this man explain things. It's always from a point joy and amazement that he teaches. It's very refreshing to see someone who makes you wanna learn and genuine enjoys it.

  • @UrszulaWszebora
    @UrszulaWszebora Před 3 lety +57

    The best “insult” ever: you’re such an astrophysicist 😂❤️

  • @carolinevela6577
    @carolinevela6577 Před 20 dny

    wow, I didn’t think learning wouldn’t be so much when I started to watch this videos. They should use this channel to teach at schools.

  • @onlythebestentertainment

    Dr Tyson your wealth of knowledge to me is amazing. I wish I young now and seeing your youtube channel . It would have drove me to be some kind of scientist. Thank you for inspiring teh millions of the planets youth. Be well Jim NYC

  • @revivedXrevolver
    @revivedXrevolver Před 3 lety +17

    How can you not love how wholesome these two are with each other XD

  • @atlien1988
    @atlien1988 Před 2 lety +58

    In the fifth grade, I remember our teacher giving us a question that read, "What color is the sky?"
    I was a super nerd and loved reading. So, by the time I was in 4th grade, I was reading encyclopedias for fun, learning tidbits that I wouldn't really come across until HS.
    To shorten this story, I explained in detail similar to how Dr. Tyson described it about how the light from the Sun scatters in our atmosphere and the color that is reflected is what we see (much like how grass absorbs all the other colors that make up light and reflects green).
    Well, my teacher straight up gave me an F for the assignment!! 😡 I was so crushed because I knew I was right and when I went to talk to her about it, she just brushed it off. This was over 20 years ago, but it's great seeing videos like this on CZcams! Bill Nye, The Magic School Bus, Reading Rainbow, etc were among my favorite shows as a kid!! 😃

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 Před rokem +6

      Not surprising considering haw poor the curriculum is for teachers is ,AND then there is the schoolboards incompetence.

    • @ekowcrent1246
      @ekowcrent1246 Před rokem +6

      It sucks to have a teacher like that bro

    • @danicegewiss862
      @danicegewiss862 Před 3 měsíci

      I read encyclopedias, too, but science wasn't interesting to me then. It definitely is now.

    • @llchapman1234
      @llchapman1234 Před 2 měsíci

      I'm glad you didn't let her deter your love of learning.

    • @francelaferriere6106
      @francelaferriere6106 Před 25 dny

      So what was her (faulty?) explanation? Do you remember?