Ultra-Large Structure Discovered in Distant Space Defies Our Current Understanding of the Universe
Ultra-Large Structure Discovered in Distant Space Defies Our Current Understanding of the Universe
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Ultra-Large Structure Discovered in Distant Space Defies Our Current Understanding of the Universe
I wish they would have said "corkscrew pattern of galaxies" instead of "large structure". The galaxies are arranged in a roughly corkscrew pattern that - from Earth - looks like a ring (ie. imagine flipping a spring so you're looking down the hole in the middle).
It's interesting, but the article sure takes its time getting to that basic description. Seems like click bait > quality.
Plus the attached image...
It's from when George Santos flew outside of the known universe on a rocket and took that pic with his phone
It's important that they say structure because the scientific discovery is about how these galaxies are gravitationally bound in a cluster. That means that despite the expansion of space, these galaxies will never separate from one another, hence they are a single structure. It's a breakthrough discovery because every model of the universe we currently use says a structure this large is impossible.
Fair enough. Maybe the audience just isn't for lay people like me.
I thought everything was expanding and constantly moving apart? And wont the suns in those galaxies eventually burn out and collapse, turning into blackholes that will eventually fizzle out?