SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 24, 2026Quartz

26 facts about deep space that will genuinely unsettle you

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Most of the universe — about 95% — is made of dark matter and dark energy that scientists can't see or fully explain. The visible matter we know makes up only 5%. Space is so vast and strange that concepts like time, distance, and existence itself break down at cosmic scales.

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