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If sun is so bright in solar system, then why is our space still dark??????????

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If sun is so bright in solar system, then why is our space still dark??????????

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This question is known as Olbers’ Paradox. The answer is somewhat fascinating. Space is large and old, but not infinitely large or infinitely old. Since space is estimated to be only about 20 billion years old, most stars light have not had enough time to even reach our area of space. The reason space is dark yet it is not dark during daylight is because our atmosphere scatters light and that light has huge numbers of things to bounce off of. In space, there is little for light to reflect off of, so your eye can not perceive the light. If our eyes were capable of detecting light without reflection, then space would appear quite bright.

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