That nearly 80 percent of Andromeda's satellite galaxy mass is located within a single plane is highly unusual and can't be accounted for by traditional theories of galaxy formation, Grebel said.
(Via The Anomalist.)
OK -- you know where I'm going with this: What if this is some sort of engineering marvel constructed by an intergalactic hypercivilization? Rest assured, I don't think this is a likely (or even very tenable) explanation. But it's fun to consider.
God likes practical jokes...she sat back one day and thought "What will screw with their heads really good?"
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Hey Mac, when did you join the I.D. camp? :)
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ReplyDeleteOh, *very* funny. :-)