Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing
Our universe locked incredible secrets in a code written in rainbows.
Why Some of the Rainbow is Missing Be Smart
Over 200 years ago, scientists were looking at sunlight through a prism when they noticed that part of the rainbow was missing. There were dark lines where there should have been colors. Since then, scientists have unlocked the secrets encoded in these lines, using it to uncover mind-boggling facts about the fundamental nature of our universe and about worlds light-years away.
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