The Universe is Empty for a Reason... And It_s Terrifying
You look up at the night sky and see stars. But between those stars, between the galaxies, between the clusters — there is almost nothing. And that nothing may be the most frightening thing of all.In this episode, I explore the terrifying reason why the universe is mostly empty. The space between galaxies is not just dark. It is colder than anything humans have ever experienced: minus 455 degrees Fahrenheit. The density is so low that a single atom of hydrogen floats alone in a volume the size of a house. Some cosmologists call it the "Great Void." Others point to the Boötes Void — a region…
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