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Largest known structure found - Serious article

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Sluffy

Sluffy
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No not Owen Coyle's brother in law!

Pretty boring if you're not into astronomy but a clump of linked stars have been found which is - now get this - 1.6 billion light-years in most directions, though it is 4 billion light-years across at its widest point.

Four billion light years across - the mind boggles!

Discovered by a Lancashire research group though!

5 minute audio for anyone who is interested.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9784000/9784538.stm

Mr Magoo

Mr Magoo
Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff

Be interesting when NASA send up the new telescope.

Reebok Trotter

Reebok Trotter
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Mr Magoo wrote:Be interesting when NASA send up the new telescope.

If they are struggling for clarity they could always borrow your bins!

Mr Magoo

Mr Magoo
Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff

Fuck off i need some glasses now, my eye site it fucking terrible.

Reebok Trotter

Reebok Trotter
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Have you ever considered laser surgery?

aaron_bwfc

aaron_bwfc
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Moderator

Sluffy wrote:No not Owen Coyle's brother in law!

Pretty boring if you're not into astronomy but a clump of linked stars have been found which is - now get this - 1.6 billion light-years in most directions, though it is 4 billion light-years across at its widest point.

Four billion light years across - the mind boggles!

Discovered by a Lancashire research group though!

5 minute audio for anyone who is interested.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9784000/9784538.stm

Love stuff like this, been watching the stargazing live on bbc2 and though some what brian cox comes out with was rather confusing there was some amazing stuff on the show.

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

aaron_bwfc wrote:and though some what brian cox comes out with was rather confusing.

Look who's talking!

Mr Magoo

Mr Magoo
Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff

Reebok Trotter wrote:Have you ever considered laser surgery?



No, I will get some trendy glasses.

Dunkels King

Dunkels King
Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka

I didn't bother to watch Stargazing this year as I assumed it would be cloudy every night and there would be nothing to see, and we would be left to listen to the potato cruncher and cox rambling endlessly on about things I couldn't possibly understand.

Sgt. Bash

Sgt. Bash
Andy Walker
Andy Walker

Dunkels King wrote:I didn't bother to watch Stargazing this year as I assumed it would be cloudy every night and there would be nothing to see, and we would be left to listen to the potato cruncher and cox rambling endlessly on about things I couldn't possibly understand.

That's pretty much what happend.

I'm no scientist, but I just about managed to grasp some of the things talked about though. Apart from the whole "universe started with big bang and is expanding" What is it expanding into? "Nothing"

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Sluffy

Sluffy
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Don't think anybody will get a proper grasp of the cosmos in our lifetimes - just think something that is 4 billion light years across as only just be spotted - what else most there be out there as well!?

The current thinking is that there was something before the 'big bang' and the scientists still can't give an explanation of how things work now without using in their theories things like dark matter and dark energy - both of which haven't even been discovered yet - nor indeed may even exist!

All we can do is just sit back and enjoy the mystery and wonders of space and be amazed and fascinated with the discoveries they make along the way.

Hipster_Nebula

Hipster_Nebula
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

A fascinating topic.

I still find it crazy that you can look up in the night sky and see Jupiter and Venus with the naked eye.

crazy to think that little dot is a huge planet.

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Diouf

Yes it is an incredible topic. 4 billion light years away, Jesus, that is incredible. Space really doesn't end, to think you could just travel in any direction for ever is mind boggling.
It is a shame so many mysteries will never ever be known due to the vast distances away these things are. Can you imagine some of the life forms out there?

Sgt. Bash

Sgt. Bash
Andy Walker
Andy Walker

Michael Bolton wrote:Can you imagine some of the life forms out there?

I watch Doctor Who...

So yes, I can.

(We need a nerd/geek smiley - I trust the mods will step in.)

BoltonTillIDie

BoltonTillIDie
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

:drwho:

Mr Magoo

Mr Magoo
Youri Djorkaeff
Youri Djorkaeff

Can we have a Startrek one please.

Sgt. Bash

Sgt. Bash
Andy Walker
Andy Walker

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