We'd never really thought about it. I mean, I know space looks black and not blue like the earth daytime, but I think that the sky is only blue because of the atmosphere(?). Near the sun, we decided you wouldn't need a torch. There'd also be no night because the sun shines all the time. But there must be areas of space where no light reaches and then it would be dark all the time and you wouldn't be able to see where you were going? Or am I wrong? Any rocket scientists out there?
Sunday, 8 August 2010
Good question
We'd never really thought about it. I mean, I know space looks black and not blue like the earth daytime, but I think that the sky is only blue because of the atmosphere(?). Near the sun, we decided you wouldn't need a torch. There'd also be no night because the sun shines all the time. But there must be areas of space where no light reaches and then it would be dark all the time and you wouldn't be able to see where you were going? Or am I wrong? Any rocket scientists out there?
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Light is proportional to how close to a body of light you are. If you were floating in space a million miles from Earth, sunlight would be brilliant. The background would be filled with stars and be quite dark.
ReplyDeleteBetween the stars where even the Sun looks like another star, it is much darker and colder and you would have a hard time reading a book.
WikiAnswers! :D Must spaceships probably have an enormous electric bill! Love the comics.
Andrea
Ah! That ties in. Thanks Andrea!
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