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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?

There is no law of physics dictating that dark matter and dark energy can’t be connected, and it is natural to wonder about it, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows

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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

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Chamkaur Ghag

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

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Michele Bannister

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The inside story on 'Oumuamua and other interstellar worlds

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'I like a challenge': CERN physicist on the draw of weird antimatter

'I like a challenge': CERN physicist on the draw of weird antimatter

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Wind turbines generate electricity at the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm near Palm Springs, California, as a dust storm blows through the area. Located in the windy gap between Southern California's two highest mountains, the facility is one of three major wind farms in California.

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It’s getting windier and that could be good news for renewable energy

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Tackling emissions from heavy industry is key to fixing climate change

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Why dark matter's no-show could mean a big bang rethink

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Why dark matter's no-show could mean a big bang rethink

We can't find any trace of cosmic dark matter – perhaps because our models of the early universe are missing a crucial piece, says astrophysicist Dan Hooper

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Massive solar panels in Chilean desert point to our renewable future

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Einstein killed the aether. Now the idea is back to save relativity

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