Mystery supervoid a blind spot in Big Bang model
22 April 2015 - 02:03
Astronomers have discovered a curious empty section of space which is missing about 10,000 galaxies. The "supervoid", which is 1.8billion light years across, is the largest known structure ever discovered in the universe but scientists are baffled about what it is and why it is so barren.It sits in a region of space that is far colder than other parts of the universe and, although it is not a vacuum, it seems to have around 20% less matter than other regions.
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