Galaxy ring discovery challenges thinking on universe | BBC News

UK scientists have discovered a gigantic, ring-shaped structure in space.

It is 1.3bn light-years in diameter and appears to be roughly 15 times the size of the Moon in the night sky as seen from Earth.

Named the Big Ring by the astronomers, it is made up of galaxies and galaxy clusters.

The team at the University of Central Lancashire said that it is so big it challenges our understanding of the universe.

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[Anthony-ndvk]

As a PhD student myself, she HIT THE JACKPOT for her career. Such an incredible discovery. Congratulations!

[chrisbeeken]

I couldn't help but smile throughout this. Her enthusiasm and the significance of this--it's all really amazing

[ktt]

She’s the type of person we should be admiring and celebrating instead of celebrities.

[nescaudrummer]

Cortana: "Halo.... it's finished"
Master Cheif: "No, I think we're just getting started"

*Halo theme*

[senseibear]

I am standing and applauding both the discovery she made and the interview she gave. What I initially read was a little misleading in terms of how these structures might form, so I'm really glad I caught this video. I was the Q and A microphone guy at one of Professor Penrose's Conformal Cyclic Cosmology lectures, and he made some excellent arguments towards revisiting most of what we thought we knew... Love that guy! He's a legend x

[ianbaxter]

Loved the lady's enthusiasm and passion for her topic, really well done.

[cay]

I am surprised in a positive way that not the principal scientist but the PhD student was interviewed. Congrats!

[Eastbirds_Lee]

Mad respect! She did an incredible job. Props to the nice and respectful interviewer as well🎉

[johngreen]

Knowing and truly accepting what neither we or anyone else can possibly know at this moment in time is probably the greatest wisdom there is, the closer we look the more we realise what we never really knew in the first place. Absolutely fantastic 👋👋👋👋

[chitrakchatterjee]

The anchor is good.
Even if he is not equipped with enough knowledge, his curious questions and patience while listening to her answers makes him smooth.

[jackahorey]

Now she's the kind of role-model youngsters need. What a charming and brilliant person!

[BowserLucaTheThird]

This is what I love about science it gives us more questions than answers and questions are infinitely more interesting than answers

[chrischauhan]

I'm so happy for her, kudos to her hard work.

[AGhere]

I loved how the anchor was working hard to make her say the whole complicated concept simpler into layman's terms

[bunbwre]

What a lovely smile and so nice to hear of her discovery. I hope she has great success in her career and life ahead.

[djmikio]

The sheer scale of something made up of galaxies somehow helps give me perspective on how small and temporary our earthly problems are.

[Charlieandersali]

Shout out to the engineers who enable astronomers to look far and deep into the universe

[HelptheBroncos]

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far
These discoveries give me "A New Hope"

[rursus]

Very impressed with the interviewer here, that knows how to pose a question when neither we, nor he, knows exactly what questions there are to ask.

[NoThankYouToo]

This is an amazing discovery, and this young lady has managed to solidify the next 50 years of her career. Should she choose to avail herself, she will find herself on the top every invite list for the rest of time.