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New Horizons Is Now So Far Away, It Can Measure The True Darkness of Space. (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] teft@startrek.website 15 points 1 year ago

The weird thing is this first measurement they did showed double the amount of light they thought would be there. Also the darkest parts still have photons since you have other galaxies that you cant see with the naked eye in those "dark" parts.