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The sun is yellow.

The claim that the sun is yellow is a simplification. While it appears yellow from Earth's surface due to scattering of shorter wavelengths (blue and violet) by the atmosphere, the sun itself emits white light, which is seen as the combination of all colors. In space, the sun appears white.

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The sun is yellow.
From Earth's surface, the sun appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering. However, the sun emits white light, which is a combination of all colors of the spectrum.

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