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Hyperion is an ancient cosmic beast formed 2.3B years after Big Bang
CNet ^

Posted on 10/18/2018 5:59:30 PM PDT by ameribbean expat

Astronomers have discovered a massive proto-supercluster of galaxies -- bigger than even one million billion Suns.

Scientists have called the ancient colossal structure Hyperion, the European Southern Observatory announced Wednesday. It is reported to have appeared just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang, which took place about 13.7 billion years ago. The cluster's namesake is one of 12 titans born to the gods Gaia and Uranus in Greek mythology.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnet.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; bigbang; gaia; hyperion; italy; olgacucciati; science; sextans; space; stringtheory
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To: ameribbean expat

Just like with the “intersectional femenisims studies” from earlier today, they’re just making stuff up now.


21 posted on 10/18/2018 7:12:21 PM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: KDF48

Yep down right Holy


22 posted on 10/18/2018 7:18:00 PM PDT by aces
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To: ameribbean expat

If they can miss this, why are they need dark matter to add mass for their cosmological models?


23 posted on 10/18/2018 7:39:55 PM PDT by Crucial
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To: Kommodor

That first book was brilliant, the Canterbury Tales as set to sci-fi. He should have stuck with more Jack Vance emulation after the first book and less sex and horror. Although the horror was done pretty good, which makes sense as it was Simmons. Of course that is from a 10+ year recollection of reading it all.

Freegards


24 posted on 10/18/2018 8:00:48 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: ameribbean expat

One million billion suns..... I’m having trouble really imagining that ....


25 posted on 10/18/2018 8:07:49 PM PDT by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

In the observable universe there are estimated to be 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (one billion trillion) stars. It is difficult to begin to grasp that....


26 posted on 10/18/2018 8:10:46 PM PDT by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

God is good. And very prolific. I picked up a milk weed pod on a walk today and opened it up. The scientific precision of the seeds in the pod were amazing. Perfectly aligned and beautiful. He is the ultimate artist and creator.


27 posted on 10/18/2018 9:05:07 PM PDT by mplsconservative
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To: ameribbean expat
superclusters closer to us have had more time than Hyperion to "gather matter together into denser regions." Give Hyperion a few billion years and it'll likely evolve into something similar.

I don't understand. If Hyperion is the oldest, and given the outward velocity expansion of space towards infinity, why would younger superclusters closer to us have had more time to gather matter? Wouldn't they have less time and less matter? What am I missing?

28 posted on 10/18/2018 9:08:19 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Trump_the_Evil_Left

A little bit of nasty SARC coming up here:

One million billions sons .. I’m having trouble imagining that ..”

TRY THESE IMAGES ON FOR SIZE:

* Family night in the barrios”

* Family night in the ghetto”

* Ted Kennedy’s Father’s Day at Chappaquidick”

* One of those “FAMILY” shows on the Learning Channel

* Any Saudi king’s family

* Bill Clinton’s wildest dream

* What a very drunk, very large spider sees in the nest


29 posted on 10/18/2018 9:39:20 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: blueplum

#28 re “What am I missing”?

The NEW MATH! It doesn’t make any sense either.


30 posted on 10/18/2018 9:40:29 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Ransomed

Dan Simmons’ Hyperion books are excellent.


31 posted on 10/18/2018 9:49:35 PM PDT by bluejean (I'm becoming a cranky old person. It really annoys me.)
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To: Michael.SF.

HA HA HA good one Hyperion sewage Treatment Plant , I actually worked there in the 00’s doing concrete construction


32 posted on 10/18/2018 10:02:56 PM PDT by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
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To: ameribbean expat

fascinating link, however the pragmatic side of my brain often wonders how accurate is the interpretation of data, it tends to have a slight science fiction flavoring


33 posted on 10/18/2018 10:10:59 PM PDT by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
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To: PLMerite

LOL !


34 posted on 10/18/2018 10:12:00 PM PDT by KTM rider ( .......than to post and remove all doubt)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; 6SJ7; AdmSmith; AFPhys; Arkinsaw; allmost; aristotleman; autumnraine; bajabaja; ...
Thanks fieldmarshaldj.

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35 posted on 10/18/2018 10:25:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: ameribbean expat

Good article. Interesting.


36 posted on 10/18/2018 11:54:04 PM PDT by Bullish (I'm not going to say "I told you so" about FaceBook... I'm just going to put it in my tagline.)
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To: blueplum

You are missing that BigBang belongs with FlatEarth and Heliocentrism. The theory is shot full of holes.


37 posted on 10/19/2018 6:44:29 AM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: mplsconservative

AMEN ... hear here!


38 posted on 10/19/2018 7:27:36 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: ameribbean expat

That's a Big Galaxie!

39 posted on 10/19/2018 11:45:18 AM PDT by BraveMan
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To: Ransomed

Outstanding series of books.


40 posted on 10/19/2018 12:59:34 PM PDT by SunTzuWu
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