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Decoding the Universe: Cosmos

How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

Decoding the Universe: Cosmos

53m 38s

How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

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    Decoding the Universe: Cosmos Preview

    S51 E8 - 30s

    How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

  • How Vera Rubin broke barriers in astronomy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Vera Rubin broke barriers in astronomy

    S51 E8 - 4m 4s

    In the past 50 years, thanks to Vera Rubin and others, dark matter has become an essential scientific building block, at the foundation of our understanding of the universe.

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