Why can we see stars on Earth but not in space?

Originally Answered: Why can we see stars from Earth, but not from space? We can see more stars from space than from earth. This is because there is no atmosphere in space and thus no scattering.

What do you think happens to the stars in the sky during the day are they still visible?

In the day the stars are still there, but you cannot see them because they are so much fainter than the sunlight that is scattered by our atmosphere. If the Earth had no atmosphere, then our daytime sky would be black like at night, except the sun would be a huge spotlight shining down at us.

Why do we see stars mostly at night answer?

Stars are mostly seen at night because there is no sunlight in the night. Thus the light coming from the stars could reach us and we are able to see them.

How are the stars we see at night related to the sun?

Stars make their own light, just like our sun (the sun is a star — the closest star to Earth). But the stars are very, very far away from our solar system so they appear to be very tiny to us, even though up close they are large. They reflect the light of the sun in the same way our moon reflects sunlight.

What do we see in the sky during day and night?

Common things that we can see in the sky are clouds, raindrops, the Sun, the Moon, stars, airplanes, kites, and birds. The Moon and stars are in the sky during the day, but we cannot usually see them because during the day, the Sun brightens the sky. The Sun is actually a star, and it is the closest star to the Earth.

What are stars we see at night?

All the stars we see in the night sky are in our own Milky Way Galaxy. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way because it appears as a milky band of light in the sky when you see it in a really dark area. It is very difficult to count the number of stars in the Milky Way from our position inside the galaxy.

Which star is never seen in the night sky?

Polaris is located in the constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. It sometimes also goes by the name “Stella Polaris.” The seven stars from which we derive a bear are also known as the Little Dipper. Polaris, the North Star, lies at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, whose stars are rather faint.

Why can’t we see stars that are no longer visible?

This is because the light of the stars takes such a long time to reach Earth. Therefore, a star that has a 5 year light year time period but has died 2 years ago can still be visible to us humans on Earth. http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/spedlite.html

Do all the stars we see with our eyes belong to galaxies?

The answer is no. All the stars we see with the eye alone belong to our Milky Way. But there is one distant galaxy you can see from Earth. Astronomy events, star parties, festivals, workshops for September-December, 2016

How far away is the nearest star to Earth?

That’s about 9 trillion km. Alpha Centauri, the nearest star visible to the unaided eye, is at a distance 270,000 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. That’s 4 light years, so we see Alpha Centauri as it was 4 years ago. Some of the brightest stars in the sky are hundreds of light years away.

What does the earth look like from space?

Earth and moon seen by NEAR spacecraft in 1998. Speeding outward from the Earth and moon system, you pass the orbits of the planets Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. From all of these worlds, Earth looks like a star, which gets fainter as you get farther away.