And, no, it’s not Al Gore. Astronomers at the University of Minnesota have discovered 6 billion trillion miles of emptiness…
AOL News – Astronomers Find Huge Hole in Universe
Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That’s got them scratching their heads about what’s just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of nothing. That’s a giant expanse of nearly 6 billion trillion miles of emptiness, a University of Minnesota team announced Thursday.Astronomers have known for many years that there are patches in the universe where nobody’s home. In fact, one such place is practically a neighbor, a mere 2 million light years away. But what the Minnesota team discovered, using two different types of astronomical observations, is a void that’s far bigger than scientists ever imagined.
The whole concept of nothingness and/or an infinite universe just blows my mind.
I wonder if this newly discovered cosmic void could be the source from which modern day liberalism draws all of its ideas and inspiration?
By the way, the above photo is not a photo of the giant hole. I just thought it looked cool…
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackHeh, my first thought in seeing this post is “why did Dadman pick a photo of what appears to be a supernova remnant to illustrate the story about a hole in the universe that is bigger than a zillion galaxies all put together?
Having my mind blown by contemplating the true nature of the universe at either the largest cosmic scale, or the smallest quantum scale, is an almost daily occurrence for me. Which might explain why my mind is so blown all the time…
This is an interesting story, and one I will follow. Frequently a “discovery” like this gets front page attention and creates all kinds of buzz, but then additional research clarifies the issue and it turns out not to be such a big deal after all, but that never reaches the news, you have to go look for it.
If this result holds up, then it will force cosmologists to rethink some fairly basic assumptions about the big bang and inflation theory. But then that’s not really such a big deal since they can’t quite explain either the big bang or inflation yet, and they still haven’t puzzled out what dark matter is, or where it comes from….
Yes it is nice having puzzles left to solve, especially such big ones.
i don’t know as much as u but do u think that we will be alined with this on 12/21/12. this is a legit question . i know that the azetec cal. ends on this date and they were precise on predicting eclispe’s and shit far into the future accordin 2 there calender, and other profies say something will happen on this day. I am wondering if this is fact or myth
The picture is cool…the facts of the article are “chilling.” Once again, I am in awe of the Creator.
Dadman: Are you sure that the void in space is not Al Gore? That would explain several of the mysteries…
Andy, let’s not give Al Gore credit for anything that spans galaxy’s his head is big enough as it is.
Tonk, I don’t know if you are kidding or not, but if you are seriously wondering if some ancient Aztec priest figured out the end of the world, then I’m not sure anything I can say will influence you one way or the other. I’m not into debunking paranormal nonsense, those who want to waste their lives with it are free to do so, but don’t expect me to treat a question like that as if it deserves a rational response.
For your own sake, and the sake of others, please do yourself a favor and worry about today…maybe even next week…but not 2012…a whole lot of very important things happen “today” that need your attention.
If the Aztec calendar correctly predicts the end of the world…well…so what? You ain’t gonna change anything by worrying about it. Look at it this way…you have got 4 1/2 years to get it right with your family, and in your relationships. Don’t let ‘em down Tonk.
In fact, you might just have today to make everything right. Just because the Aztec clock runs out in 2012, that doesn’t mean that it won’t run out earlier for you (or me, or any of us).
A friend told me about this discovery the other day, calling it something like “the center of the universe.” It immediately occurred to me that I encounter folks every day who apparently consider themselves to be the center of the universe, such as a lot of teenagers, drivers talking on the cell phone, oblivious numbskulls in checkout lines at the grocery store, etc. And my next thought was that this would be a good place to put them all, so all the centers of the universe could be together.
Well, it was funnier when I thought it.
Boyd: That is pretty funny.
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