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Cosmic microwave background

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Cosmic microwave background

Cosmic microwave background is a sea of radiation that provides us with evidence for the big bang. The big bang is now orthodoxy, although without a theory than unifies general relativity with quantum theory, we’re stuck in explaining exactly what it was or why it happened.

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Dark matter can't be seen, so this gallery is making it sing

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Dark matter

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Dark matter

We've seen signs of a mirror-image universe that is touching our own

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We've seen signs of a mirror-image universe that is touching our own

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The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet

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The secret of dark matter could be a particle the size of a planet

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Don't miss: X-Men antics, hunting dark matter and taking on Glorkon

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Don't miss: X-Men antics, hunting dark matter and taking on Glorkon

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Dark matter secrets could lie buried in ancient rocks on Earth

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Dark matter secrets could lie buried in ancient rocks on Earth

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Catherine Heymans: The dark side of the universe

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Catherine Heymans: The dark side of the universe

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Chamkaur Ghag: The hunt for dark matter

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Chamkaur Ghag: The hunt for dark matter

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Particles crossing to our world could open portal to dark-matter realm

We've identified particles that could secretly cross from the regular world to the shadowy realm of dark matter. Now we just need to catch them in the act

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Inside the hunt for the universe's missing ingredient – dark matter

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10 mysteries of the universe: What is dark matter?

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Dark matter blasted by star explosions may explain misfit galaxies

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Dark matter might be harder to detect because it’s not from our galaxy

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