Thursday, 18 January 2024

A big cosmological mystery': Newfound cosmic corkscrew defies our understanding of the universe


 Image courtesy of: Stellarium/University of Central Lancaster

Joel Kontinen

Some astronomers have discovered a cosmic ring that's so enormous, it defies explanation with our best theories of the universe. The structure is so large, it defies one of the simplest rules of cosmology.

They say that N the Big Ring, the gigantic spiral of galaxies and galaxy clusters is 1.3 billion light-years wide and has a circumference of 4 billion light-years, making it one of the largest objects ever seen

“Because the Big Ring is so far from Earth — 9 billion light-years away — its light is too dim to be viewed with the naked eye. But if it were brighter, it would appear 15 times the size of the full moon in the night sky. “

They say that “The ring was found close to the constellation Boötes near the 3.3 billion-light-year-wide Giant Arc, which was discovered by the same team in 2021”

But the research is based on the big bang version of cosmology, that cannot be trusted.

Source:

Ben Turner 2024. 'A big cosmological mystery': Newfound cosmic corkscrew defies our understanding of the universe (yahoo.com) 15 January