why do we see the 'sky' during the day, but the galaxy at night?
- Written by Hannah Schunker, Lecturer of Physics, University of Newcastle
Bruno Gilli/ESO/Wiki Commons, CC BY-SAWhy do we see the sky during the day, but the galaxy at night? — Gary, age 9, Auckland
Hi Gary! Thank you for this great question.
To put it simply, the reason the sky looks different to us between daytime and nighttime is mostly because of our atmosphere.
The atmosphere surrounds Earth, and extends from...






