Oh Oh... Scientists: Cosmic Blob Biggest Thing In Universe !!!

[WillyT]

They mean second only to Dick Cheney's ego!



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(SPACE.com) -- An enormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe, scientists say.

The galaxies and gas bubbles, called Lyman alpha blobs, are aligned along three curvy filaments that formed about 2 billion years after the universe exploded into existence after the theoretical Big Bang.

The filaments were recently seen using the Subaru and Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea.

The galaxies within the newly found structure are packed together four times closer than the universe's average.

Some of the gas bubbles are up to 400,000 light years across, nearly twice the diameter of our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy.

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Link: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/07/28/universe.blob/index.html

:hide::scared::wow::scared::hide:

Maybe this is the "Rapture Blob"?!?!

[Rex]

1. A new 'universe' forming?

Maybe in another billion years or so.

[Cobalt-60]

2. Beware of the Blob!

It creep, and leaps and glides across the sky.....

[Phredicles]

3. Cosmic Blob?

Is that what they're calling Rush Limbaugh's ass now?

[bronxiteforever]

5. wow funny!!!!

[Totally Committed]

4. ROLFLMAO!

The "Rapture Blob"!!!

:rofl:

TC

[WillyT]

6. Cosmic Kick !!!

Er... I mean... :kick:

[proud patriot]

7. did anyone see the remake w/ kevin dillan?

LOL :rofl:

[karlrschneider]

8. No way, they need to measure Dennis Hastert.

;-)