I am an associate professor teaching astronomy in the Physics Department at Boise State University. Before coming to Boise State, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Carnegie Institution of Washington’s Dept. of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington DC and before that, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt MD.
People have been asking why space is dark despite being filled with stars for so long that this question has a special name — . And many of those stars are as bright as, or even brighter than, our sun. So, why isn’t space filled with dazzling light? who studies stars and planets — including those outside our solar system — and their motion in space. The study of distant stars and planets helps in the universe are very far away from Earth.
There just are not enough stars in the bubble to fill every line of sight. Of course, if you look in some directions in the sky, you can see stars. If you look at other bits of the sky, you can’t see any stars. And that’s because, in those dark spots, the stars that could block your line of sight are so far away their light hasn’t reached Earth yet. As time passes, light from these more and more distant stars will have time to reach us.
Even though our night sky isn’t completely filled with stars, we live in a very special time in the universe’s life, when we’re lucky enough to enjoy a rich and complex night sky, filled with light and dark.to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at:Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsI am an associate professor teaching astronomy in the Physics Department at Boise State University.
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