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Astronauts can see the Earth as a shining ball from outer space though Earth does not give out its own light . Give reason?

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astronauts can see the earth as a shining ball from outer space ,since as we know that earth has 23rd part of water and remaining part of earth so earth looks like a blue shining ball from outer space ,also the due to radiations which comes fromsun which reflects back ,due to this asronauts see the earth as shining ball.

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