Why do stars only come out at night?
Stars are in the sky all day, but the sun is too bright to see them.
Pip’s answer
- Stars are in the sky all day, but the sun is too bright to see them.
- Bright sunlight fills the sky and hides their little twinkles.
- When Earth turns away from the sun, our sky gets dark.
- Wow-ee, then thousands of stars twinkle where we can see them!
Try it together
Can you twinkle your fingers like a little star?
For grown-ups
Stars shine all the time, but in daytime the sun's light scattered by the atmosphere makes the sky so bright that fainter stars are invisible. When our side of Earth turns away from the sun, the sky darkens and the stars become visible.
Ask your child: Which star do you think is closest to us? (It's the sun!)
More questions kids ask
- ⭐Why do stars twinkle?
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- 🌙Why does it get dark at night?
- 🌓Why does the moon change shape?
- 🌕Why doesn’t the moon fall down?
- 🚀How do rockets go to space?
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