"Discovery of Massive Cosmic Ring Challenges Universe Theories"

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Scientists at the University of Central Lancashire have discovered a massive ring-shaped structure in space, named the Big Ring, which challenges the cosmological principle and our understanding of the universe. This 1.3 billion light-years wide structure, made up of galaxies and galaxy clusters, is the seventh large structure discovered that contradicts the idea that the cosmos is smooth on the largest scales. The discovery, along with the Giant Arc, suggests a need to rethink current astronomical theories and indicates the presence of an as yet undiscovered factor at play in the evolution of the universe.
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