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To an astronaut, why does the sky appear dark instead of blue?

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If the earth had no atmosphere, there would not have been any scattering of light. Then, the sky would have looked dark. In space, there is no atmosphere. Hence, a scattering of light is not possible i.e. the sky will look dark instead of blue.


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