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An artist impression of the Euclid space telescope

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Euclid space telescope is about to launch to probe the dark cosmos

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope is scheduled to launch on 1 July and then begin its mission of studying the effects of dark energy and dark matter

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the puzzles of space-time?

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Black hole

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Dark energy may have been hiding in the cores of black holes all along

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Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

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Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

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Star trails over the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ.??

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Largest 3D map of the universe contains 8 million galaxies

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Dan Hooper

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Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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What is dark energy, and could it destroy the universe?

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Are dark matter and dark energy related in anything apart from name?

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Are dark matter and dark energy related in anything apart from name?

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The grid of space-time shows the universe and its galaxies

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Dark energy: Understanding the mystery force that rules the universe

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Melissa Uchida

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Why neutrinos could answer some of the biggest questions in the cosmos

Neutrinos are the second most abundant particles in the universe, passing completely unnoticed through matter. Particle physicist Melissa Uchida explores how these tiny particles could help us understand the universe.

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The hunt for dark matter: Solving the universe's big questions

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Cosmic microwave background