Dr Luminet's calculations suggest that this weakness can be explained if the universe is finite and dodecahedron-shaped.

ECONOMIST: The shape of the universe

Because light moves at finite speed, looking farther into the Universe means looking back in time.

BBC: Observatory detects record burst

Though the "universe of women he can marry is limitless, " the universe of women who would be willing to be her daughter-in-law is finite.

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