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Running head: THE BIG BANG THEORY 1
The Big Bang Theory
Karrie Gordon
Rasmussen College
COURSE#: G239/AST2002 Section 02 Introduction to Astronomy
William Anderson
November 3, 2019

THE BIG BANG THEORY 2
The Big Bang Theory
Mr. Heinrich Olbers was a German astronomer, he was known for seeing or
documenting two asteroids and a paradox. The Olber’s paradox can be related to Kepler's
conclusion about our universe being infinite, unchanging, and everywhere the same then the
night sky should be as bright as the sun. This idea is now called the Olber’s paradox, or the
“dark night sky paradox.” His argument about the night sky, being dark it conflicts with the
assumption made that our universe is infinite and eternal static. In simple or layman terms
Olber’s paradox is him thinking or wondering why is the sky dark at night? In order to get a
better understanding of his paradox, imagine yourself in a forest on a flat plain, if you're looking