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It drives the movements of stars and galaxies, but dark matter is invisible. While it remains a colossal mystery, a study ...

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

New observations of the cosmos show that the dark energy, a mysterious force that accelerates the expansion of the universe, is evolving.