https://giovanniscala.github.io/post/PostsWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-us© 2026 Giovanni ScalaSun, 08 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://giovanniscala.github.io/media/icon_hub9af10373a867da90b39ee3f3796e0ee_26097_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_2.pnghttps://giovanniscala.github.io/post/https://giovanniscala.github.io/post/getting-started/Sun, 08 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://giovanniscala.github.io/post/getting-started/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>There is an old, simple question that can help us understand a fundamental property of the universe. It is usually called Olbers' paradox, after the German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers:</p> <p><strong>Why is the night sky dark?</strong></p> <p>This short outreach note is preserved in the site archive and is not promoted on the homepage.</p> <h2 id="source-note">Source note</h2> <p>The question and introductory explanation were adapted from <a href="https://www.astronomynotes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ASTRO 801: Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe</a>.</p>