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Re:Record-Breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered by 10011100 on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @03:17AM (#12396512)
At this scale of time and given the size, age and distance of galaxies, it doesn't really mean anything that will ever change our lives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_cluster

We can't go there. Nothing from there will visit us.

If the big bang is even an actual thing, it still happened everywhere, whenever.

There are lots of galaxies, and they are old and far away.

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Re:Record-Breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered by saiya-jin on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @05:01AM (#12396948)
you are very wrong. understanding the universe means understanding our very home, us, where we come from, where we are going to, how will this all end (ie in big contraction/endless expansion).

if this topic ain't for you, no problem, but it's extremely interesting to many others.

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Re:Record-Breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered by javiramos on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @08:45AM (#12397861)
A classic: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/08/why-explore-space.html
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