22. What is the black made of? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

White light is a combination of all the wavelengths emitted by the Sun in the visible spectrum. When we see a material that is black, it is absorbing most of the light hitting its surface so it appears black to our eyes. You might think of black in space as an area of space which is not illuminated by our Sun or another star, so the black in space is actually the absence of any light as interpreted by our eyes.

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Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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