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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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Is the Universe Not Infinite?

A lot of people were thinking about this. And olbers thought that this was proof that the universe wasn't infinite. It's possible to live in an infinite universe without an infinitely bright night sky, right? There are other solutions out there to this problem. But first let's tackle one of the ones that the listeners brought up: gas and dust. Most of the mass of the galaxy is in terms of gas and dust,. Stars do not make up most of the stuff in the galaxy.

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