If the Universe is infinite, why is the night sky dark?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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The Night Sky Is Dark
The number of stars should win, according to a 17th century mathematician. But the night sky is dark and so something must be wrong with this calculation. If there's an infinite number of stars, even if distance dims them like one over distant squared, the night sky should be infinitely bright.
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