eli5: Why isn’t outer space hot (or at least not freezing)?

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The sun warms up our planet but space is cold. If I lit a candle and stood 20 feet away, I could see the light but not feel the warmth. So, why do we feel warmth from the sun but space isn’t warmed by it?

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The idea of empty or nothing is hard to grasp. The sun warms the air, and objects on earth, in space there’s nothing to warm

The heat from the sun is kinda like walking around a mall with no people trying to give away free balloons. Then you find a shop called earth with a bunch of people in it to take your balloons

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