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IbogaProject

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7. For scale

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2024, 09:23 PM

May 2024

Our Galaxy is ~150,000 light years across, for one measure of scale. It's about one billion light years in every direction from us to the edge of this 'void'.

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Astronomers say we may live at the center of a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide that defies the laws of cosmology [View all] Judi Lynn May 2024 OP

My brain refuses to grapple with this information. ariadne0614 May 2024 #1

Me too. OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #2

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I'm wondering if intelligent beings outside of the void heard about the Trump cult . Permanut May 2024 #4

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Hmmm...simulation... birdographer May 2024 #6

For scale IbogaProject May 2024 #7

How many football fields is it. Americans need to know this. twodogsbarking May 2024 #8

About a quintillion miles, so.. Permanut May 2024 #14

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Must re-read. Very interesting. Hekate May 2024 #9

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Mind blowing. It's so overwhelming to even try to contemplate this universe. Jack-o-Lantern May 2024 #13

a rag tag fugitive fleet trying to find earth AllaN01Bear May 2024 #16

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Mind boggling Joinfortmill May 2024 #18