Amadeus Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Scientists puzzle over enormous void Astronomers are scratching their heads over a puzzling non-discovery, an enormous hole in the universe measuring nearly a billion light-years across. There really is nothing to the void, which is empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies, and gas, and the mysterious, unseen "dark matter" that astronomers detect by its gravitational pull. While earlier studies have shown holes in the large-scale fabric of the cosmos, this new discovery dwarfs them all. "Not only has no one ever found a void this big, but we never even expected to find one this size," said Lawrence Rudnick of the University of Minnesota. "This is 1,000 times the volume of what we sort of expected to see in terms of a typical void," he said. "It's not clear that we have the right word yet ... This is too much of a surprise." Here's a picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 ...convincing pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Perhaps it's gods arsehole? ...and no...I don't mean DJDan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homarus Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 It's probably where all the profits from the finance sector end up?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Perhaps it's gods arsehole? ...and no...I don't mean DJDan. Post of the year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjDan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 ^ wow.... what a year it's been then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Scientists Discover Big Fat Nothing I wondered where my MHK had been hiding this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Gods Recycle Bin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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