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What's the Universe Made Of? Preview

Peer into the universe’s deep unknowns to explore the mysteries of dark matter and energy.

Aired 04/04/2018

NOVA

What's the Universe Made Of? Preview

Preview: Season 45 Episode 106 | 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Peer into the universe’s deep unknowns to explore the mysteries of dark matter and energy.

The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxies we see in the cosmos—all the “normal” matter and energy that we understand—make up only 5% of the known universe. Find out how scientists are discovering new secrets about the history of the universe, and why they’re predicting a shocking future.

Aired 04/04/2018

National corporate funding for NOVA Wonders is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA Wonders is provided by National Science Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Alfred P....

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National corporate funding for NOVA Wonders is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA Wonders is provided by National Science Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Alfred P....

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