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Posted Tue Dec 23 2008: from University of British Columbia via ScienceDaily:
Earth Not Center Of The Universe, Surrounded By 'Dark Energy' http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1230049258
 Earth's location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia researchers....The team's calculations instead solidify the conventional view that an enigmatic dark energy fills the cosmos and is responsible for the acceleration of the Universe...."Since we can only observe the Universe from Earth, it's really hard to determine if we're in a 'special place,'" says [UBC post-doctoral fellow Jim] Zibin. "But we've now learned that our location is much more ordinary than the strange dark energy that fills the Universe."
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