Decoding the Universe: Cosmos Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 8 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
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Decoding the Universe: Cosmos Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 8 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
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(dramatic music) - [Narrator] They're some of the biggest discoveries in science.
- Trying to understand what dark matter is and what dark energy is.
(dramatic music) - [Narrator] And the biggest mysteries left to solve.
(dramatic music continues) - We have no clue about what this stuff is, but it is profoundly important.
- [Narrator] "Decoding the Universe: Cosmos", on Nova.
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The Deepest Underground Lab in the U.S.
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A team of researchers hunt for dark matter deep underground in the Black Hills of South Dakota. (1m 44s)
How Vera Rubin broke barriers in astronomy
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Vera Rubin's work provided convincing evidence for a mysterious substance, dark matter. (4m 4s)
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.