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What Is Dark Matter? A New Clue!
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A signal from the dawn of the universe may hold surprising clues about dark matter.
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Video description: Uranus, despite not being the farthest, is the coldest planet in our solar system. What else makes the seventh planet from the Sun special?
A signal from the dawn of the universe may hold surprising clues about dark matter.
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Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’s the result of the weather machine itself—our climate—changing, becoming hotter and more erratic. In this 2-hour documentary, NOVA will cut through the confusion around climate change.
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