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Jan 12 2013 08:22am
"Astronomers have discovered the largest known structure in the universe, a clump of active galactic cores that stretches 4 billion light-years from end to end. "

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50434185/ns/technology_and_science-space/#.UPFwQ3fVong
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Jan 12 2013 07:19pm
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The newly discovered LQC is so enormous, in fact, that theory predicts it shouldn't exist,


This is what I was looking for when I clicked the link, maybe we'll get some cool new theories.
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Jan 12 2013 07:22pm
shit just got real
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Jan 12 2013 07:22pm
That's pretty cool. Isn't the universe supposed t be like 15billion light years across?
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Jan 12 2013 08:10pm
Quote (Joe @ Jan 12 2013 09:22pm)
That's pretty cool.  Isn't the universe supposed t be like 15billion light years across?


not a definite size, we can calculate the approximate expansion vs time, which we also know approximately, so idk if your numbers are correct, you can google it if u want a more exact value
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Jan 12 2013 10:09pm
Quote (Joe @ Jan 12 2013 06:22pm)
That's pretty cool.  Isn't the universe supposed t be like 15billion light years across?

The edge of the observable universe (the surface of last scattering) is about 46 billion light years away, so the diameter of the observable universe is about double that.
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