Journey of the Universe

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Cosmology | Ecology | Education Multimedia project drawing together science, philosophy, and spirituality to tell the epic story of the Universe ✨

"A superhabitable world — as scientists imagine it — is about 20 to 30 percent wider and twice as massive as Earth, and is placed at the right distance from its star for water to flow on its surface." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/s... #cosmology #universe #journeyoftheuniverse #superearth #kdwarf

There’s Worlds Out There More Habitable Than Earth

Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.

nytimes.com

"The analysis suggests there are either two types of dark matter or the presence of an entirely new type of particle affecting the innermost, densest pockets of galaxy clusters — the universe’s largest collections of galaxies held together by dark matter." news.yale.edu/2026/05/14/i...

Is it time to expand our thinking about dark matter? A new study says yes

Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan and her team stress-tested the standard model of cold dark matter and came away with some intriguing new possibilities.

news.yale.edu