Matter And The Dinosaurs Epub 17 — Dark

In this brilliantly accessible EPUB edition, Randall takes you on a breathtaking ride from the smallest subatomic particles to the grandest structures of the galaxy. She weaves together two seemingly unrelated mysteries: the nature of the invisible dark matter that makes up 85% of the universe’s mass, and the periodic comet showers that have pummeled Earth every 35 million years or so.

For decades, the downfall of the dinosaurs has been neatly filed under a single, cataclysmic culprit: a massive asteroid that slammed into Earth, triggering a mass extinction. But in Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs , renowned Harvard physicist Lisa Randall proposes a far stranger, more cosmic twist. What if that killer asteroid wasn't a random stroke of bad luck, but a predictable consequence of our solar system’s journey through the Milky Way—and what if the invisible hand guiding that journey is the mysterious substance we call dark matter? Dark Matter And The Dinosaurs Epub 17

The 66-Million-Year-Old Cold Case

“A thrilling ride through the dark side of the cosmos... Randall makes a compelling case for the universe’s deep interconnectivity.” — The New York Times “One of the most original and provocative ideas about mass extinctions in years.” — Nature Perfect for readers of: Carlo Rovelli ( Seven Brief Lessons on Physics ), Neil deGrasse Tyson ( Astrophysics for People in a Hurry ), and Sean Carroll ( The Big Picture ). In this brilliantly accessible EPUB edition, Randall takes