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200,000 Elliptical Galaxies Point the Same Way

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. the rising cost of our lowered attention span by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. but the Bush galaxy poinjts the other way by peter303 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    - gratuitous political bashing

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

    Does it really matter?

    30 helens agree. it doesn't.

  4. Think on a very basic level... by TheDarkener · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is crazy, if it's true. Of all of the things we humans know to be true,

    1) Energy exists
    2) Energy is derived from the Sun, therefore, is part of astrology
    3) Alignment of energy is something we have mastered (directional antennas is just the first thing that comes to mind)
    4) Something so huge as the alignment of more than one galaxy may very well align their energy.
    5) We have *no clue* what's beyond what we've already found in the universe.

    Also, doesn't Mayan theory say something about aligning galaxies in 2012?

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    It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.