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The University of Florida, Gainesville, is celebrating the International Year of Astronom<\/a>y! There will be monthly talks, with one happening this Friday. This one features Prof. Pierre Sikivie talking about “The Dark Matter Puzzle.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The University of Florida, Gainesville, is celebrating the International Year of Astronomy! There will be monthly talks, with one happening this Friday. 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