On a clear night, when you look up, the sky feels like a vast dark ocean sprinkled with tiny, shimmering stars. The calm, black canvas seems obvious and natural. Yet this simple observation hides one of astronomy’s greatest historical puzzles: If the universe contains an infinite number of stars, why isn’t the night sky brilliantly bright? Why do we see darkness at all?
This question is at the heart of the phenomenon known today as Olbers’ Paradox—or, more accurately, the Cheseaux–Olbers Paradox. Read my detailed interview report with RRI senior scientist Dr. K.Aditya-https://www.etvbharat.com/en/technology/why-the-night-sky-is-dark-modern-cosmology-explains-enn25120304244
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