{"id":258239,"date":"2024-09-04T02:58:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T02:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:35","slug":"we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/we-finally-know-exactly-how-dark-deep-space-is\/","title":{"rendered":"We finally know exactly how dark deep space is"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NASA\u2019s New Horizons spacecraft in deep space<\/p>\n

NASA, APL, SwRI, Serge Brunier (ESO), Marc Postman (STScI), Dan Durda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

We finally know just how dark it is in deep space. NASA\u2019s New Horizons<\/a> spacecraft has made the first precise measurements of the ambient light that suffuses the universe, called the cosmic optical background.<\/p>\n

The cosmic optical background is so dim that it is impossible to measure with any precision from Earth \u2013 the glow of objects in the inner solar system far outshines it. \u201cEvery time you try to measure it from Earth, or from near Earth, you\u2019re going to\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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