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If the Universe is infinite, why is the night sky dark?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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The Parasite of the Universe

We can't tell what's out there past our observable universe. Space is expanding faster than that bubble is expanding. So it's sort of like our bubble of the universe is shrinking and shrinking, and as time goes on, it gets smaller and smaller. Our children in the far, far future will see an even smaller fraction of the universe than we are seeing to day. We still don't know if the full universe is infinite, or if it's finite and wraps around on itself forever. But hey, let's hope future daniel proves to day daniel wrong, and that's how you'll get your nobl prize.

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