Gerard Williger

Jan. 18, 2013

Colossal Quasar Clump Too Huge to Exist, in Theory

Astronomers have discovered a clump of 73 quasars spanning four billion light years at its widest point -- that's like 40,000 Milky Way galaxies lined end-to-end.

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