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This galactic superstructure appears to us as it was over 9 billion years ago.
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This galactic superstructure appears to us as it was over 9 billion years ago.
The ring of galaxies, appropriately called the "Big Ring," has a circumference of nearly 4 billion light-years.
Dubbed the Big Ring, this ultra-large structure – with a circumference of about four billion light-years – was observed in the remote universe, arou...
Preston UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2024 - The discovery of a second ultra-large structure in the remote universe has further challenged some of the basic assumptions about cosmology. The Big Ring on the Sky is 9.2 billion light-years
The Big Ring is about 1.3 billion light-years in diameter.