"To account for these results you have to have a lot of matter in the Universe and that leaves little room for dark energy, " said Alain Blanchard of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees in France.

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On the border of Spain, with the great spiky Pyrenees mountain range as backdrop, the Midi-Pyrenees is an area characterized by magnificent architecture, medieval villages, river valleys, rolling farmlands, and food that is fabulous as only the French can deliver.

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