As the title says, if there’s infinite stars, wouldn’t the light from all of them have reached us and made our night sky become completely white from the number of stars there are? Is there just not enough stars in proximity to earth for all the light to reach us in time to see?
I’m sure there’s a simple answer, but it’s 1am here and my brain can’t figure it out.
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[Olber’s Paradox explained by Up & Atom](https://youtu.be/2MCt3AxCL6I)
Because of universal expansion, distant galaxies move away from us faster than the speed of light. They are not moving *through* space faster than light, which would violate physical laws; it is the expansion of space itself that leads to this outcome.
Light beyond the “observable universe” therefore will never have the opportunity to reach us.
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