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No, scientists did not discover evidence for a parallel universe in the Antarctic ice
Meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, who figured out what the universe is made of
Stifled by sexism in Europe, she made foundational discoveries in astronomy after coming to the US
Scientists use the humble slime mold to map the universe's cosmic web
This mysterious Earth-dwelling organism can tell us a lot about the structure of outer space
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Dark Matter makes up a quarter of our universe, but we still have no idea what it is
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