{"id":238258,"date":"2026-06-03T14:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/this-giant-ring-in-space-poses-a-massive-problem-for-cosmology"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:05:31","slug":"this-giant-ring-in-space-poses-a-massive-problem-for-cosmology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/this-giant-ring-in-space-poses-a-massive-problem-for-cosmology","title":{"rendered":"This Giant Ring In Space Poses A Massive Problem For Cosmology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_rxoaqOqJ9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf0f Get Exclusive NordVPN 2Y deal + 4 months extra here \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/sabine\">https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/sabine<\/a> It\u2019s risk-free with Nord\u2019s 30-day money-back guarantee! \u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say that they\u2019ve just detected a massive cloud of gas some 3 billion lightyears in diameter, floating in space roughly 7 billion light years away from us. This is pretty cool, but the problem is that our current models of the universe say that it (and other massive structures like it) just shouldn\u2019t exist. 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