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  • Cosmology Demystified

    Cosmology Demystified

    That has got to be the single strangest post title I’ve ever written. Of all the whacky branches of science out there, cosmology almost takes the cake — second only, I think, to the downright trippy world of quantum mechanics.…

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  • Why do Galaxies Exist?

    Why do Galaxies Exist?

    When we look out into the sky, we see a universe filled with galaxies. Galaxies are the second-largest “structure” we’ve covered in depth on this blog. The largest so far have been galaxy clusters, which are just what the name…

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