Why The Night Sky Is Dark Even Though There Are So Many Stars Shining Light Our Way

There are a lot of stars out there–an estimated 70 billion trillion. With so many stars beaming their light our way, it seems only logical that the night sky would be as bright as day. This is the essence of the so-called dark night sky paradox, also known as Olbers’ paradox after German astronomer Heinrich […]

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