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Space appears black because there is nothing in outer space to reflect light. It's a very high vacuum. With nothing to reflect light, the only light that an astronaut could see is that from the sun or another star that emits light, or from a planet or other orbiting body that reflects the sun's light. The vacuum of space - and there is a lot of it - doesn't reflect any light and therefore appears black to the viewer.

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