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Image of a starfield.
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Here's the way things went down...
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in the 20th century, human scientists postulated that the universe is expanding.
Planet with a barely visible ring around it.
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they were surprised to find that, not only is it expanding, but that galaxies are actually accelerating away from each other.
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this discovery changed the way we look at our universe.
A planet and its distant star.
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numerous experiments and calculations led scientists to the conclusion that matter we can observe and measure makes up only about four percent of the universe's total mass.
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The rest we arbitrarily lumped under the headings of dark matter and dark energy.
A star with a halo of light around it.
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Even now, 500 years later, we have very little notion of what sort of particles might reside in dark matter.
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the best we've been able to do is infer its existence based on its gravitational effects.
Another planet with its star.
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And here we've met several artifacts of a long-lost race who not only understand dark matter...
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...but are able to manipulate it in its various forms to very specific ends.
The Reclaimer facing down Intuitive Portent across the top of the Narrows.
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How the Commander was able to intuit his plan with little more than that to go on, I may never know.
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Personally, I think he just got lucky.
TRAN
Here's the way things went down...
TRAN
in the 20th century, human scientists postulated that the universe is expanding.
Planet with a barely visible ring around it.
TRAN
they were surprised to find that, not only is it expanding, but that galaxies are actually accelerating away from each other.
TRAN
this discovery changed the way we look at our universe.
A planet and its distant star.
TRAN
numerous experiments and calculations led scientists to the conclusion that matter we can observe and measure makes up only about four percent of the universe's total mass.
TRAN
The rest we arbitrarily lumped under the headings of dark matter and dark energy.
A star with a halo of light around it.
TRAN
Even now, 500 years later, we have very little notion of what sort of particles might reside in dark matter.
TRAN
the best we've been able to do is infer its existence based on its gravitational effects.
Another planet with its star.
TRAN
And here we've met several artifacts of a long-lost race who not only understand dark matter...
TRAN
...but are able to manipulate it in its various forms to very specific ends.
The Reclaimer facing down Intuitive Portent across the top of the Narrows.
TRAN
How the Commander was able to intuit his plan with little more than that to go on, I may never know.
TRAN
Personally, I think he just got lucky.