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From space craft sporting sails that catch laser beams, to propulsion engines powered by a bizarre entity known as anti-matter, we investigate the mysteries of the universe, past, present and future. Does life exist on other planets? How did life evolve on Earth? What will life look like on other planets? These and other pertinent questions will be answered.

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The Universe 2: Dark Matter/Dark Energy
Wed October 8th at 7:00pm
Wed October 8th at 11:00pm
Thu October 9th at 3:00am
Thu October 9th at 12:00pm
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Scientists have no idea what it is but have ascertained that dark matter and dark energy make up 96% of the universe.
Dark matter is everywhere. It passes through everything we know on Earth, at billions of particles every second, yet no one has ever made a direct detection of this mysterious dark substance.
An even more bewildering force is dark energy, which is rapidly pushing apart our universe. Discovered only ten years ago, scientists are struggling to comprehend its unusual characteristics and to answer the ultimate question concerning the fate of our universe.






