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Message 833363 - Posted: 22 Nov 2008, 22:39:16 UTC

BBC program in five clips explaining the latest theories of cosmology:


Very interesting is that all what we see, all the stuff (matter) makes about 4 to 5% of the supposed mass of the universe?!?!


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Message 833423 - Posted: 23 Nov 2008, 3:10:32 UTC

A variation of this show aired on the Science channel. It's basically all the same footage and information but slightly different narration.
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Message 840903 - Posted: 17 Dec 2008, 17:10:37 UTC

The obvious explanation, according to Homer Simpson: "It was like that when I got here."

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Message 844600 - Posted: 24 Dec 2008, 16:07:35 UTC - in response to Message 840903.  

The obvious explanation, according to Homer Simpson: "It was like that when I got here."

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Message 850133 - Posted: 6 Jan 2009, 14:59:52 UTC

i did not watch the show, but belief is that the rest of the universe consist of "dark matter", ie nothing is missing
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Message 850595 - Posted: 7 Jan 2009, 22:01:34 UTC

Nothingness is important as well: UCSD physicist Kim Griest giving a lecture on "Emptyness of Space"



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