Episode Details

Have you ever looked up after a rainstorm and spotted a brilliant, glowing rainbow in the sky? It might look like a magical bridge, but it is actually mind-blowing science! Join Mira and Finn on Science is Not Boring as they uncover the incredible secrets hiding inside plain white sunlight. Did you know that rainbows aren't actually arches at all? They are giant, perfect circles! Or that no two people on Earth have EVER seen the exact same rainbow? That's right—you are always standing at the dead-center of your very own personal rainbow! Learn how millions of tiny, squished raindrops act as natural prisms to bend and split light into red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. We'll travel back to the year 1666 to see how a famous scientist named Isaac Newton proved this with a single piece of glass in a pitch-black room! Plus, discover spooky, ghostly Moonbows that appear at night and pure white Fogbows! Grab your garden hose, get ready for an awesome quiz, and learn how to make your very own rainbow on a sunny day!