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When was the first time you asked yourself why it's dark at night despite all the trillions of stars out there?

Asked by mattbrowne (31732points) June 6th, 2009

From Wikipedia: In astrophysics and physical cosmology, Olbers’ paradox, is the argument that the darkness of the night sky conflicts with the assumption of an infinite and eternal static universe.

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