If a flashlight is shone into a dark room the light source is detected once the light touches a surface Why isn't there a stream of light evidencing the sun as earth's light source from outer-space?

Answer 1

In a dark room a stream of light may be seen eminating from a torch because the light is reflected off dust in the air, no stream of light can be seen eminating from the sun because the space between the sun and the earth is a vaccum, leaving nothing to reflect the light from its path. Moreover, once sunlight hits our atmosphere, there is a great deal of diffusion, giving rise to the general brightness of the daytime sky. what are ya'll talking about?? Or think about turning on a bedside lamp at night. The reach of the light is the strength of the bulb and the stream of light is controlled by something obstructing its path i.e. lamp shade or the end of your bed.

Answer 2

When a flashlight is shone into a room, the light is scattered in all directions by reflecting off surfaces. In space, there is no medium to scatter light towards Earth, so we don't see a "stream" of light from the sun in the same way. Instead, we perceive sunlight when it interacts with the Earth's atmosphere, creating the illumination we see during the day.