Astronomers have discovered a 1 billion-light-years wide bubble of galaxies located 820 million light-years from Earth, which could be a remnant from the Big Bang.
New Discovered 1 Billion-Light-Years Wide Bubble Of Galaxies Believed To Be A Relic Of The Big Bang|The Garden Island
The 1 billion-light-years wide bubble of galaxies was named Ho’oleilana.
The 1 billion-light-years wide bubble of galaxies is composed of previously identified structures including superclusters and voids.
The 1 billion-light-years wide bubble is the first identification of a single structure associated with Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAOs). The discovery of the 1 billion-light-years wide bubble of galaxies was made using datasets collected by Cosmicflows-4.
The findings suggest that if the formation and evolution of Ho’oleilana align with the Big Bang theory, it could have implications for the rapid expansion of the universe and the proximity of BAOs to Earth.
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The 1 billion-light-years wide bubble of galaxies is said to be larger than theoretical expectations.
The discovery of the 1 billion-light-years wide bubble of galaxies could contribute to scientists’ understanding of galaxy evolution, according to EarthSky.org.
By mapping the 1 billion-light-years wide bubble in three dimensions, researchers were able to identify its center and confirm the presence of a statistical enhancement in the density of galaxies.
The 1 billion-light-years wide bubble contains several structures previously discovered by astronomers, including the Harvard/Smithsonian Great Wall and the Boötes Supercluster, EarthSky.org added.
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