Is it possible that we are in the presence of the galactic congregation of extraterrestrials? Sorry for sounding so science fiction, but like the astronomers who discovered it, we are still amazed at a recent discovery by the science. They found a giant ring of galaxies never seen in our entire history. Could it be that all the civilizations we have always been searching for reside here?
According to a statement from the University Central Lancashire (UCLAN), the giant ring of galaxies is about 9.2 billion light years away, which is more than half the Universe between us and the Big Bang. This object, which measures 1.3 billion light years (it's quite big) had never been seen by any observatory, until this study led by Alexia Lopezastronomer of the UCLAN (United Kingdom).
It is so large that “if we could go out and see it directly, the diameter of the Great Ring would need about 15 full Moons to cover it,” they reported from the British study house.
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“Neither of these two ultralarge structures is easy to explain in our current understanding of the universe. And their ultra-large sizes, distinctive shapes, and cosmological proximity must surely tell us something important, but what exactly?” Alexia asks excitedly.
“One possibility is that the Great Ring is related to baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). BAOs arise from oscillations in the early universe and today should appear, at least statistically, as spherical shells in the arrangement of galaxies. However, a detailed analysis of the Great Ring revealed that it is not really compatible with BAO's explanation: the Great Ring is too large and is not spherical,” he adds in his explanation.
It is the second ultra-large structure discovered by University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) PhD student Alexia Lopez, who, two years ago, also discovered the Giant Arch in the Sky. Remarkably, the Great Ring and the Giant Arc, which is 3.3 billion light-years across, are in the same cosmological neighborhood: they are seen at the same distance, at the same cosmic time, and are only 12 degrees apart in the sky. , explained the university in its statement.