phart Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Maybe somebody should clean the lens? A Hungarian-US team of astronomers have found what appears to be the largest feature in the observable universe: a ring of nine gamma ray bursts – and hence galaxies - 5 billion light years across. The scientists, led by Prof Lajos Balazs of Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, report their work in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous events in the universe, releasing as much energy in a few seconds as the Sun does over its 10 billion year lifetime. They are thought to be the result of massive stars collapsing into black holes. Their huge luminosity helps astronomers to map out the location of distant galaxies, something the team exploited. https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2693-5-billion-light-years-across-the-largest-feature-in-the-universe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckielugger Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Fascinating !! And on the completely opposite scale was interested reading about CERN's latest new subatomic particle discovery, the Pentaquark, a combination of 5 quarks & antiquarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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