Scientists from the University of Central Lancashire have stumbled upon an astronomical anomaly: a colossal ring-shaped structure in space challenging our conventional understanding of the cosmos.
Dubbed the “Big Ring” by astronomers, this colossal formation spans a mind-boggling 1.3 billion light-years in diameter, approximately 15 times the apparent size of the Moon in Earth’s night sky.
Composed of galaxies and galaxy clusters, the Big Ring’s sheer magnitude poses a significant puzzle, directly conflicting with the cosmological principle—a fundamental tenet asserting the uniform distribution of matter throughout the universe.
According to this principle, large-scale structures like the Big Ring should not exist. Dr Robert Massey, deputy director of the Royal Astronomical Society, acknowledges that the mounting evidence of such structures challenges accepted astronomical theories and warrants a reconsideration of our understanding of the universe.