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The light from the Sun can only light up half of the Earth at a time, because it is a sphere. When one part of the Earth is facing away from the Sun, there is nothing besides the Moon and the planets to reflect sunlight back at the night side. Just after sunset and just before dawn, some of the sunlight scatters through the upper atmosphere to provide some illumination.

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When the sun sets, it moves below the horizon, causing the Earth to be in the shadow of the other side. This lack of direct sunlight reaching us results in darkness. This process is called sunset.

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