Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rainbows are beautiful natural wonders, but did you know they also play an important role in scientific discovery? Join Vicky as she delves into the science behind rainbows, discussing how astronomers use them to research faraway celestial bodies and even showing how to make your very own spectrograph.

Written by Grant Bowman
Hosted and Edited by Victoria Pereira
Shot by Ramy Al-Kubessi and Grant Bowman

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0:00 Introduction
0:29 How Do Rainbows Work?
1:38 Rainbows and Astronomy
2:47 Making a Spectrograph