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How would the sky appear when seen from the space (or moon)? Give reason for your answer.

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When seen from the space (or moon), the sky would appear black in colour.

As there is no atmosphere on moon, therefore, no scattered Sun light reaches the moon's surface. Hence, to an observer on the surface of moon, no light reaches his eyes, except the light reaching directly from the Sun.

Thus, the sky in direction other than the that of the Sun will appear black.

Similarly, when an astronaut goes above the atmosphere of the earth in a rocket, he sees the earth black.

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