Exploring how recent astronomical discoveries of impossibly large cosmic structures are challenging the fundamental Copernican principle that has guided cosmology for centuries.
Best quote from When Cosmic Assumptions Crumble
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We're like someone trying to understand the geography of an entire continent based on the view from their bedroom window; if that window happens to be in an unusual neighborhood, our conclusions about the whole continent would be completely skewed.
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