One hypothesis for the nature of the cosmos visualizes parallel universes as huge membranes, or branes, that are stacked alongside each other in extradimensional space like books in a cosmic bookcase.

This universe is getting to be a lot. As if troubling political trends, climate change, and a rising billionaire class weren’t bad enough, the space beyond our little blue planet is equally full of ...

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