Can you see the sun from space?

There is no atmosphere to pollute the space. So if you are not focussing on bright object like earth , moon or sun , you must see stars. We never see stars because it seems like you can't see stars without atmosphere. That brings one interesting question. read more

The only time you can't see the sun's light is when there is an opaque object blocking it, like being on the far side of the earth away form the sun (at night). Even then if you can see the moon then you are seeing the sun's light, albeit indirectly. read more

You absolutely can see the sun from space. That ball of helium and hydrogen makes up 99.8% of the mass of our solar system, so its just not possible to miss it or it being hidden. These are the photos taken from International Space Station, and you can definitely see the Sun. read more

So technically, the question should be “can stars be seen from the ISS”, to which the answer is obviously Yes, but as we can not see space from the ISS (looking directly away from Earth, as we do from the surface), then if stars can be seen from space, with a regular camera, is a different matter. read more