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200,000 Elliptical Galaxies Point the Same Way

Posted by kdawson on from the axis-of-opportunity dept.

KentuckyFC sends us to arXiv, as is his wont, for a paper (abstract; PDF preprint) making the claim that 200,000 elliptical galaxies are aligned in the same direction; the signal for this alignment stands out at 13 standard deviations. This axis is the same as the controversial alignment found in the cosmic microwave background by the WMAP spacecraft.

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  1. Re:Why? by Reverend528 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does it really matter?

    30 helens agree. it doesn't.

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