A new simulation by NASA shows you how you would see sunsets if you were on Venus, Mars, Uranus and Titan.
Everyone loves a spectacular sunset. Earth has given us orange and red sunsets because of its atmosphere. But other celestial bodies, such as Mars or Uranus, experience very different sunsets with unexpected colors. Now, thanks to a NASA simulation, you can get a taste of the strange sunsets in aliens worlds.
Geronimo Villanueva, one of NASA's planetary scientists, took a break from his main job to make simulations of alien sunsets. The simulations could help scientists land probes on Uranus, Venus or Titan that are satellite of Zeus.
The simulations are compiled into one video and all show a view of the sky, with an off-white circle representing the sun. On some planets, such as Uranus, the sky fades to a deep one blue with hints of green or turquoise. On others, like Mars, the light fades from a brownish color to a blue, as Martian dust clouds scatter blue light better than other colors.
NASA simulations are simple, but they give you a good idea of what life on distant planets would be like. The video is worth watching in the maximum resolution you can and of course in full screen.
