Why We Canโ€™t See Stars in Space!

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Published 2024-04-16
Imagine yourself floating in the infinite darkness of space, with the immense, shimmering band of the Milky Way stretching out above you, but when you look through the visor of your helmet, you are surprised to realize that there are no stars in space! All the countless points of light that turn the night sky on Earth into a sparkling sea have disappeared, but surely the stars should be even easier to see in space than on Earth? Why can't we see the stars in the boundless darkness of space? This fascinating question leads us to fundamental aspects of astrophysics, human perception and photography.
All Comments (19)
  • @shlaugen
    Everyone who believes the moon landing was fake is just hilarious! How sad those lives must be
  • @mimmosiciliano164
    In theory, stars are visible in space without obstruction from the Earth's atmosphere, which often distorts our view from the ground. However, when astronauts are on the sunlit side of Earth, the intense brightness from the nearby sun can overwhelm the faint light of distant stars, making them difficult to see. This phenomenon is similar to trying to see stars during daylight hours on Earth, where the glare from the sun obscures their visibility.
  • @stighenningjohansen
    Its because lightsources, like cities, shine up and creates a bright atmosphere, wich supresses starlight. If you move into areas in the wild, and the sky is clear, yo will see a billion stars, and the milky way. And it also helps you see the stars if you are young
  • @waltdill927
    The blackest black you'll ever see. This evidently bothered Kubrick and Clarke when filming 2001: A Space Odyssey. They couldn't get the super-black tar-pitch quality of space they knew existed. Some estimates put "space black" at about 0.3 percent of a full moon, since it is a matter of contrast, and distant stars and galaxies always contribute some fraction of "light" to an absolute 0 percent black background.
  • @Kevin-zc7dv
    I know all I could see were the binary stars and the eye of the soul id'ed my light bodies heart.
  • @timothy8426
    Because light is only present in resistance to mass? A filament of atmospheres. Theoretically factual probability that works with quantum physics without gravity. Magnetism bonding force of pressure equalization.
  • @huylong5536
    The picture on 1:10 minutes...why the shadow of the flag pol is opposite with the shadow of an astronaut and the landing module?
  • @user-cx8eg6lc8k
    There is a second possible explanation why were unable to see starts when in Space. I have proposed that instead of Humans living in a Holographic reality, which although two Dimensional appears to be three Dimensional, we are actually existing on the Event Horizon of a Black Hole. Again, a Two Dimensional Reality which appears to be three Dimensional, by those within two Dimensions. When inside a Black Hole, even if its only on the event Horizon, light cannot escape and therefore we're unable to see the stars, since all light coming in simply disappears. It is theoretically possible that we are all in fact within a Black Hole as I write this and would NEVER know until we decide to blow up the World or travel in Space to the moon once again. The End. AD.
  • @RobertSimpson-wp3pr
    Anyone can believe whatever they want. Question: Do you believe in God? Answer from most people; yeah i believe. The devil believes. Is the devil going to Heaven? Believe what you want. Maybe you make it into Paradise maybe not.