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Yes, the sun appears yellow to us on Earth because its light is scattered by the Earth's atmosphere, causing shorter-wavelength light (blue and violet) to be dispersed more than longer-wavelength light (yellow, orange, and red). In space, the sun emits light across a spectrum of colors, with the majority being in the visible range.

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