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Free Lecture: "Dark Cosmos: Missing Matter and Energy"

Russell Waugh, Neighbor

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Special FREE LECTURE with

Astrophysicist Dr. Dan Hooper 

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What we can see makes up only 5 percent of the Universe. The rest is totally invisible to us; its presence discernible only by the weak effects it has on visible matter around us.

This invisible stuff comes in two varieties – dark matter and dark energy. One holds the Universe together, while the other tears it apart. What these forces are is a mystery, but the latest discoveries of experimental physics have brought us closer to that knowledge. Dr. Dan Hooper will present the latest findings surrounding this puzzle.

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For more information, contact Russell Waugh at 301-918-8750

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