Why Space is Dark Despite Sunlight

“I get this question all the time: If the sun is so bright, why is space completely

dark? You’d think space would glow like a giant light bulb… but here’s the trick:

Light is invisible. You only see it when it hits something — air, dust,

a planet, anything that can reflect it. On Earth, sunlight scatters

through our atmosphere, which is why the sky looks blue. But in space? There’s no air,

no particles, no scattering — just darkness. Think of it like shining a flashlight

into the night sky. If the beam doesn’t hit anything, you don’t see the light.

You only see the source. That’s exactly what happens in space. Astronauts can stand