Why is the area of space outside of Earth dark when part of the planet is daytime?

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Why is the area of space outside of Earth dark when part of the planet is daytime?

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You only ever “see” something because of light that is either emitted from it or reflected from it. Space, however, is overwhelmingly empty, thus there is no light being reflected off of anything. Your eyes resolve this lack of light as darkness.

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