‘A massive structure detected in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved.

In 2024, astronomers found a giant, almost perfect ring of galaxies, some 1.3 billion light-years in diameter.

Yes, you read that right. BILLION light-years.

It doesn’t match any known structure or formation mechanism.

The discovery, led by astronomer Alexia Lopez of the University of Central Lancashire, was presented at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in 2024, and was published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.

The signal was picked up in light that has traveled for 6.9 billion years to reach us.

The existence of ‘The Big Ring’, as the structure has been named, could mean that we need to amend the standard model of cosmology….’ (Michelle Starr via ScienceAlert)