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An incredibly large ring of galaxies could lead us to new physics. Here’s how

An intergalactic ring-shaped superstructure consisting of galaxies and galaxy clusters so massive that it defies explanation has been discovered. This is a structure that lives so deep in the universe that we see it as it was about 9.2 billion years ago. The massive superstructure, nicknamed the “Great Ring”, is 1.3 billion light-years in diameter… Read More »