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by librasteve 131 days ago
Why is the sky black?

- at night (of course)

- there are ~1 septillion stars that are all shiny

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If the universe was infinite and eternal you’d expect the night sky to be white - all the gaps between stars would be filled in with stars further away.
this! guess this is the definitive proof that the visible universe is finite