The 4-Percent Universe

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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; PART I. MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE; 1. Let There Be Light; 2. What's Out There; 3. Choosing Halos; PART II. LO AND BEHOLD; 4. Getting in the Game; 5. Staying in the Game; 6. The Game; THE FACE OF THE DEEP; 7. The Flat Universe Society; 8. Hello, Lambda; 9. The Tooth Fairy Twice; PART IV. LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE; 10. The Curse of the Bambino; 11. The Thing; 12. Must Come Down; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author

It is one of the most disturbing aspects of our universe: only four per cent of it consists of the matter that makes up every star, planet, and every book. The rest is completely unknown. Acclaimed science writer Richard Panek tells the story of the handful of scientists who have spent the past few decades on a quest to unlock the secrets of “dark matter" and the even stranger substance called “dark energy". These are perhaps the greatest mysteries in science,and solving them will reshape our understanding of the universe and our place in it. The stakes could not be higher. Panek's fast-paced.