01. Is it dark or light in space? (A K2S Question)

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Standing on the Moon is weird, because even in daylight, the sky is black like our night sky here on Earth, yet at the same time, the land is brilliantly lit. If you are in a spaceship between planets, the sky is always black, but you can still get sunlight coming in through the windows.


Answer provided by Derek Webber & Capt. USN (Ret.) William Readdy


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer