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Hello, dear readers of the site "I and the World"! We are glad to welcome you again! Which do you think is the most Big city in the world and what is it called? In our new article, we want to talk about cities and present the top 10 largest in the world in terms of area and population.

10th place - New York - 1214.4 sq. km

America starts the list. If you look at the population for 2017, then the city is small - 8,405,837 people. Quite young, about 400 years old.

In what is now New York there were Indian tribes. Arrows, dishes and other Indian attributes are found here. Throughout the 19th century, emigrants from different countries, due to which it grew. It includes several islands, the largest of them is Manhattan. People of almost all religions live in it, but Christians predominate.


We give 9th place to Mexico City - 1485 sq. km

The population of the capital of Mexico is 9,100,000 people. Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325. According to legend, the God of the Sun commanded them to come to this place.


At the beginning of the 16th century, Mexico City was the most beautiful in the Western Hemisphere, until it was destroyed during the reign of Cortes, but soon rebuilt again. It is located at an altitude of more than 2000 km above sea level and is surrounded by mountains.


London is in 8th place - 1572 sq. km

London is the capital of Great Britain and The largest city in the country. It was founded in 43 AD. e. There are currently 8,600,000 people living in London.


The terrible plague of the 17th century claimed about 70,000 lives. This is a place of remarkable historical and architectural monuments: the Tower, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and others.


We put Tokyo in 7th place - 2188.6 sq. km

But the population is quite large - 13,742,906 people. Tokyo is one of the modern cities and the capital of Japan. Even after living here for a month, you will not see all the sights.


The main part is solid concrete and wires. Tokyo has been inhabited by human tribes since the Stone Age. For several years from 1703 to 2011, Tokyo suffered many earthquakes, and as a result of one of them, 142,000 people died at once.


On the 6th place - Moscow - 2561.5 sq. km

Moscow is the capital Russian Federation, located in the interfluve of the Oka and Volga rivers. 12,500,123 people live here. In terms of length, Moscow is quite long - 112 km. It is an important tourist center of Russia.


The age of the city is still not exactly known, but there are facts that the first settlements appeared on this territory around 8 thousand years BC. e.


Middle of the top - Sydney - 12144 sq. km

The development and history of Australia began from a small settlement. The navigator Cook landed here 200 years ago. Sydney - largest metropolis and the state capital of New South Wales.


4,500,000 people live in the capital. The city is spread in one of the most beautiful bays in the world, where business skyscrapers coexist with cozy beaches, which are always full of tourists.


On the 4th place - Beijing - 16808 sq. km

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Huge and bustling, it has a population of 21,500,000 inhabitants.


In the 13th century, it was almost completely burned by Genghis Khan, but rebuilt 43 years later in a different place. Here is the famous architectural monument The Forbidden City is the residence of the rulers.


At the beginning of the 20th century it was occupied by the Japanese. After Russia's victory in World War II and the fall of Japan, the capital became free again.

We give 3rd place to Hangzhou - 16847 sq. km

The city has 8,750,000 inhabitants. The metropolis is famous for its tea plantations and the beauty of nature.


Previously, it was the capital of China, and now a major religious center. In the 19th century, as a result of an uprising, it was partially destroyed and restored in the 50s, where industry began to flourish.


The weaving of folk products, the collection of tea leaves and the production of bamboo products are still manual.

In second place - Chongqing - 82300 square meters. km

Chongqing is the largest city in the world in terms of population - about 32 million people live here. The largest population density is 600 people per sq. km. km.

The metropolis arose 3,000 years ago and at that time was the capital of the kingdom of Ba. Now it is a huge industrial center. There is a large base for the production of cars - 5 factories and 400 - for the production of parts for cars. Real estate construction here is proceeding at such a rapid pace that 10 years of construction for Moscow is 1 year for Chongqing. Old buildings are being demolished very actively, in place of which skyscrapers appear. It is more business than architectural. And the main attraction is the flyovers that entangled the whole city.


We give 1st place to the unusual city of Ordos - 86752 sq. km

Ordos is a ghost town. Where is the strange metropolis, the largest in terms of territory, but empty? In China, they began to build it 20 years ago for people involved in the extraction and sale of coal.


A large city was built with museums, theaters, a stadium. There is everything for the life of a city dweller. But almost no one wanted to move here. Over the past few years, people have increased to 300,000. In a huge settlement, there are so few inhabitants that even in broad daylight, the streets are completely empty.


Beautiful, abandoned houses, museums, cinemas. There are even unfinished buildings - there is no one to build for anyone. Everywhere is clean and tidy. And silence! A metropolis inhabited by "ghosts". There are several in China.


Also, there are cities beyond the Arctic Circle and living there is quite cold. The largest "cold" city is located in Russia - this is Murmansk - 154.4 square meters. km. It is quite small in size and has a population of 298,096 people.


We have shown you a rating of major cities in the world in the photo and with a description. Ten different megacities, with different numbers of inhabitants, with different lengths and architecture. 2018 will be a new year for everyone and everything, and our ranking may change. In the meantime, if you liked the information, share it with your friends.


Tractors are real hard workers. This technique was specially created in order to help a person. sometimes it seems that its possibilities are simply endless. And the dimensions of the tractors are sometimes really impressive. In this review, 10 real giants, which in different areas can be called "the most-most-most" ...

1. Terra Variant-600


Terra Variant (manufactured by HOLMER Maschinhenbau Gmbh) is said by specialists to be the most powerful tractor in Europe, which has sufficient power reserve (Daimler engine from Mersedes-Benz, 490hp or 612hp) and a large haul volume. The tractor has large wheels (tire width more than 1m) and is designed for driving with a track offset. All this not only increases the productivity of the machine, but also significantly protects the soil. A powerful tractor has a replaceable unit, the replacement of which takes a short period of time. Attachments allow you to perform several functions at once.


Spreading of limestone, mineral fertilizers, bagasse, etc. (bunker, volume 24mᵌ with distribution up to 24m) / Application of liquid fertilizers to the soil (Zunhammer tank with possible volumes of 15,18,21mᵌ, powerful pump 9000l/min) / Soil cultivation (hitch 4 -th category makes it possible to use a wide-cut plow and a cultivator) / Sowing grain crops (bunker 21mᵌ, HORSH seeder with a working width of 18m) / Simultaneous with sowing fertilizer application (up to 25 ha / hour) / Combined with the KOCKERLING Master complex (with the possibility of carrying bunker on itself / Transportation and reloading of grain (bunker 24mᵌ, unloading auger 500mm, with a minimum load on the soil) / Transportation and reloading of beets (bunker 28mᵌ with quick unloading).


Terra Variant-600 has the following specifications. Overall dimensions: length - 10.25 m, width - 3.0 m, height - 3.98 m, center distance - 4.8 m. / Turning radius - 5.5m. / Weight - 17000kg, fuel tank, volume 830l. / Speed ​​range - 0-40km/h. / Brakes - hydraulic. / The drive is a powershift transmission that has 18 forward gears and 6 reverse gears. / The steering wheel acts hydraulically on the front axle, while the wheels of the rear axle are controlled separately (using a joystick). / Cabin interior equipment: comfortable seats for driver and passenger, good review, soundproofing, board computer, radio, CD., color terminal, air conditioning.

2. John Deere-9RT


The John Deere-9RT caterpillar unit, which experts call a classic in a modern design, has a weight of 21105 kg. This one-piece frame tractor with a classic layout is in no way inferior to its articulated counterparts. The John Deere 9RT is powered by a Power Tech 13.5L 616hp engine that can run smoothly even with poor quality fuel.

The tractor is equipped with special drive wheels (to improve the quality of traction with the soil) and a track leveling system. The AirCushion suspension allows the John Deere-9RT to move smoothly even over rough terrain.

3. Steiger-600 and Quadtrac-600 from Case


If the dimensions of the tractor Steiger-600 - 24494kg, Quadtrac-600 - 26308kg are not so impressive, then they have no equal in terms of power. They have powerful motors (670hp). The units have exactly the same hydraulic system (variable displacement, flow and pressure compensation) and transmission.


The only external difference is that the Steiger600 looks more impressive than the tracked Quadtrac600 because of the twin wheels.

4. Challenger-MT-975V


This unit, manufactured by the American corporation Caterpillar, is a giant series production. The Challenger-MT-975B is an all-wheel drive tractor that has an articulated frame. It is equipped with a 600-horsepower 6-cylinder C18ACERT engine, which is certified according to Tier III requirements. The height of the tractor is 8.2m, the width is about 5m, and the operating weight is 27000kg. Challenger-MT-975B is suitable for any work that requires increased tractive effort, since the torque reserve is 42%.

5. Cameco-805BTT


The Cameco-805BTT tractor is produced in the USA (Louisiana). It has a weight of 29484kg.
It is equipped with a turbocharged 6-cylinder diesel engine, 600hp. (with liquid cooling). Number of gears: 12 forward gears and 2 reverse gears.
Tires, width 0.9m. Wheelbase - 3.84m.

6. Big Bud-747


Big Bud-747 is the world's largest tractor (in its class). Modernization in 1997 made it possible to equip the tractor with a 900 hp engine. Length - 8m, width - 6.3m.
Especially for the Big Bud-747 tires were made, the diameter of which is 2.4 m. In full gear, the weight of the tractor is 50,000 kg. It is used for deep plowing. Its use allows processing 400 hectares per day (with a plowing depth of 1.2 m) using a 30-meter plow. The tractor is equipped with pneumatic brakes and a 6+1 gearbox. Fuel consumption (at maximum) load is 246l / min.

7. Melrose-M880


This world's largest wheeled bulldozer was released in the USA (Colorado) in 1970. Its mass is 102300kg. To achieve a decent speed for such a colossus (more than 20 km / h), the Melrose-M880 was equipped with two 425 hp engines. every. Giant bulldozers were used in road construction and coal-fired power plants. Mass production of such machines did not become (until 1986, 10 units were produced).

8. ChTZ-T800


The Chelyabinsk tractor ChTZ-800 is recognized as the largest in Europe. This unit, weighing 106,000 kg (30% of the mass is attachments), has a length of 12.4 m and a width of 4.2 m. The ChTZ-800 is equipped with an 820hp engine, which has a gas turbine cooler and an intercooler. Number of gears: 4 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. To date, only 10 such machines have been produced, which are used in construction and for mining large volumes.

9. Caterpillar-D11-R/D11-RCD


Depending on the modification, the mass of such a bulldozer ranges from 104,000-113,000 kg.
Engine power - 850hp, and blade volume - 27.2 / 46.3mᵌ. These tractors have an excellent size/driving ratio, making them agile and fast. Caterpillar D11-R/D11-RCD are designed for all types of earthworks.

10. Komatsu-D575A


Experts call the Komatsu-D575A the "King of Quarries". This Japanese-made bulldozer is widely used in North American coal mines. A bulldozer weighing 150,000 kg easily crushes any mountain of rock. It is driven by a powerful 12-cylinder engine (1150hp), which has direct injection, turbocharging and water cooling. For 1 time Komatsu D575A holds 69mᵌ of soil. Its dimensions are: length - 12.7 m, width - more than 7 m, height - 4.87 m.

BONUS

Asso dozer


This giant in the world of bulldozers never saw the world (designed by the Italian company Asso). Motor power - 1300hp, and weight - 183000kg. Bulldozer blade - 7m (in length) and more than 2m (in height). A ripper is located at the back, the height of which is about 3 meters. A powerful hydraulic system is responsible for the control of attachments. The machine was designed in the 80s of the twentieth century (for export to Libya) to develop new territories for construction, however, due to trade embargoes imposed on the country, the finished bulldozer was never sent to the customer. Subsequently, no one has put it into operational use, and until now Asso dozer has remained unclaimed. Most likely, that it will simply be dismantled for scrap metal.

Continuing the theme of unusual technology, we have collected.

Did you know that in the largest city in the world lives three times more people than in Moscow, and the city itself is 32 times larger than Moscow? Read below.

No. 10. Wuhan (China) - 8,494 km²

Wuhan stands at the confluence of the Yangtze and Hanshui rivers. The territory of the Wuhan metropolis consists of 3 parts - Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang, which together are referred to as the "Tri-city of Wuhan". These three parts stand opposite each other on different banks of the rivers, they are connected by bridges. The population of Wuhan is 10,220,000 people.

The history of the city dates back 3,000 years, when an important trading port was formed on the site of the future Wuhan. There are 8 national and 14 public colleges and universities in Wuhan.

No. 9. Kinshasa (Congo) - 9,965 km²

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on the Congo River. Until 1966, Kinshasa was called Leopoldville. The population of the city is 10,125,000 people.
Kinshasa is the second most populated city in Africa, after Lagos.

No. 8. Melbourne (Australia) - 9,990 km²

Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia and the capital of the state of Victoria. The metropolitan population is about 4,529,500. Melbourne is the southernmost millionaire city in the world.

Melbourne is one of the main commercial, industrial and cultural centers of Australia. Melbourne is also often referred to as the "sports and cultural capital" of the country.

The city is famous for its architecture and mix of styles. Victorian era and modernity, parks, gardens. In 2016, The Economist named Melbourne the world's most livable city for the sixth time in a row.

Melbourne was founded in 1835 as an agricultural settlement on the banks of the Yarra River.

No. 7. Tianjin (China) - 11,760 km²

Tianjin is located in northern China along the Bohai Bay. The population of the city is 15,469,500 people. The majority of the population is Han, but there are also representatives of small nationalities. These are mainly: Hui, Koreans, Manchus and Mongols.

In the 20th century, Tianjin became the locomotive of Chinese industrialization, the largest center of heavy and light industry.

No. 6. Sydney (Australia) - 12,144 km²

Sydney is Australia's largest city with a population of 4,840,600. Sydney is the capital of the state of New South Wales.

Sydney was founded in 1788 by Arthur Phillip, who arrived here at the head of the First Fleet. Sydney is the first site of colonial European settlement in Australia. The city was named in honor of Lord Sydney - Minister of the British Colonies.

The city is famous for its opera house, Harbor Bridge and beaches. Residential areas of greater Sydney are surrounded by national parks. Coastline rich in bays, bays, beaches and islands.

Sydney is one of the most multicultural and multiethnic cities in the world. Sydney ranks first in Australia and 66th in the world for cost of living.

No. 5. Chengdu (China) - 12,390 km²

Chengdu is a city-sub-province in southwestern China, in the valley of the Minjiang River, administrative center province of Sichuan. Population - 14,427,500 people.

The emblem of the city is the ancient gold disc "Birds of the Golden Sun", which was found in 2001 during excavations of the Jinsha culture within the city.

Chengdu is a major center of economy, trade, finance, science and technology, as well as an important center of transport and communications. Chengdu has become the main center of China's new urbanization.

No. 4. Brisbane (Australia) - 15,826 km²

Brisbane is a city in the Australian state of Queensland. The population of the city is 2,274,560 people.
The city is located in the east of Australia, on the banks of the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. Pacific Ocean. Included in the top 100 global cities in the world.

Founded in 1825, the old name is Edenglassy. Since 1859 it has been the capital of Queensland.

No. 3. Beijing (China) - 16,801 km²

Beijing is the capital of China. It is the largest railway and road junction and one of the country's main air hubs. Beijing - political, educational and Cultural Center People's Republic of China.

Beijing is one of the four ancient capitals of China. In 2008 Beijing hosted the Summer Olympic Games. The city will host the Winter Olympics in 2022.
The population of the city is 21,705,000 people.

No. 2. Hangzhou (China) - 16,840 km²

Hangzhou is a sub-provincial city, the capital of Zhejiang Province, located 180 km southwest of Shanghai. The population of the city is 9,018,500 people.

The former name of Hangzhou - Lin'an, in the pre-Mongol era was the capital of the Southern Song dynasty and was the most populated city the then world. Now Hangzhou is famous for its tea plantations and natural beauty. The most famous place is Xihu Lake.

No. 1. Chongqing (China) - 82,400 km²

Chongqing is the largest of the four Chinese cities of central subordination in terms of area. The population of the city is 30,165,500 people.

Chongqing arose more than 3 thousand years ago. The city was the capital of the Ba kingdom and was called Jiangzhou.

Now Chongqing is one of the largest commercial centers in China. Most of the city's economy is based on industry. Main industries: chemical, machine-building and metallurgical. Chongqing is also China's largest automobile manufacturing base. There are 5 car factories and more than 400 car parts factories here.

Moscow - 2561 km2
St. Petersburg - 1439 km2
Yekaterinburg - 468 km2
Kazan - 425 km2
Novosibirsk - 505 km2
Volgograd - 565 km2

Our universe is truly huge. Pulsars, planets, stars, black holes and hundreds of other objects of incomprehensible size that are in the universe.

And today we would like to talk about the 10 biggest things. In this list, we've put together a collection of some of the largest objects in space, including nebulae, pulsars, galaxies, planets, stars, and more.

Without further ado, here is a list of the ten biggest things in the universe.

The largest planet in the Universe is TrES-4. It was discovered in 2006 and is located in the constellation Hercules. A planet called TrES-4 orbits a star that is about 1,400 light-years away from planet Earth.

The planet TrES-4 itself is a ball that consists mainly of hydrogen. Its size is 20 times the size of the Earth. The researchers claim that the diameter of the discovered planet is almost 2 times (more precisely, 1.7) the diameter of Jupiter (this is the largest planet in the solar system). The temperature of TrES-4 is about 1260 degrees Celsius.

To date, the most big star is UY Scutum in the constellation Scutum at a distance of about 9500 light-years from us. This is one of the brightest stars - it is 340 thousand times brighter than our Sun. Its diameter is 2.4 billion km, which is 1700 times larger than our sun, with a weight of only 30 times the mass of the sun. It is a pity that it is constantly losing mass, it is also called the fastest burning star. Perhaps that is why some scientists consider the Cygnus NML to be the largest star, while others consider VY Canis Major.

Black holes are not measured in kilometers, the key indicator is their mass. The most gigantic black hole is in the galaxy NGC 1277, which is not the largest. However, the hole in the galaxy NGC 1277 has 17 billion solar masses, which is 17% of the total mass of the galaxy. For comparison, the black hole in our Milky Way has a mass of 0.1% of the total mass of the galaxy.

7. The largest galaxy

The mega-monster among the galaxies known in our time is IC1101. The distance to the Earth is about 1 billion light years. Its diameter is about 6 million light years and holds about 100 trillion. stars, for comparison, the diameter of the Milky Way is 100 thousand light years. Compared with milky way IC 1101 is over 50 times larger and 2000 times more massive.

lyaxes (drops, clouds) Lyman-alpha are amorphous bodies resembling amoebas or jellyfish in shape, consisting of a huge concentration of hydrogen. These blots are the initial and very short stage of genesis new galaxy. The largest of them, LAB-1, is over 200 million light-years across and lies in the constellation of Aquarius.

In the photo on the left, LAB-1 is fixed by devices, on the right - an assumption of how it may look close.

A radio galaxy is a type of galaxy that emits much more radio emission than other galaxies.

Galaxies, as a rule, are located in clusters (clusters), which have a gravitational connection and expand along with space and time. What is in those places where there is no location of galaxies? Nothing! The area of ​​the Universe in which there is only "nothing" is emptiness. The largest of them is the void of Bootes. It is located in close proximity to the constellation Bootes and has a diameter of about 250 million light years. The distance to the Earth is approximately 1 billion light years

The largest supercluster of galaxies is the Shapley supercluster. Shapley is located in the constellation Centaurus and appears as a bright densification in the distribution of galaxies. This is the largest array of objects bound together by gravity. Its length is 650 million light years.

The largest group of quasars (a quasar is a bright, energetic galaxy) is Huge-LQG, also called U1.27. This structure consists of 73 quasars and has a diameter of 4 billion light years. However, the Great GRB Wall, which has a diameter of 10 billion light years, also claims the championship - the number of quasars is unknown. The presence of such large groups of quasars in the Universe contradicts Einstein's Cosmological principle, so their research is doubly interesting for scientists.

If astronomers argue about other objects in the Universe, then in this case, almost all of them are unanimous in their opinion that the largest object in the Universe is the Cosmic Web. Endless clusters of galaxies surrounded by black matter form "nodes" and with the help of gases - "threads", which outwardly very much resemble a three-dimensional web. Scientists believe that the cosmic web entangles the entire universe and connects all objects in space.

The science

Of course, the oceans are vast, and the mountains are incredibly high. What's more, the 7 billion people that Earth is home to is also incredible. a large number of. But, living in this world, with a diameter of 12,742 kilometers, it is easy to forget that this is, in essence, a trifle for such a thing as space. When we look into the night sky, we realize that we are just a grain of sand in a huge infinite universe. We invite you to learn about the largest objects in space, the size of some of them is difficult for us to imagine.


1) Jupiter

The largest planet in the solar system (142,984 kilometers in diameter)

Jupiter is the most major planet our star system. Ancient astronomers named this planet after Jupiter, the father of the Roman gods. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. The planet's atmosphere is 84 percent hydrogen and 15 percent helium. Everything else is acetylene, ammonia, ethane, methane, phosphine and water vapor.


The mass of Jupiter is 318 times the mass of the Earth, and the diameter is 11 times greater. The mass of this giant is 70 percent of the mass of all the planets in the solar system. Jupiter's volume is large enough to contain 1,300 Earth-like planets. Jupiter has 63 known moons, but most of them are incredibly small and fuzzy.

2) Sun

The largest object in the solar system (1,391,980 kilometers in diameter)

Our Sun is a yellow dwarf star, it is the most large object star system in which we exist. The Sun contains 99.8 percent of the mass of this entire system, most of the rest of the mass is Jupiter. The Sun is currently 70 percent hydrogen and 28 percent helium, with the remaining matter accounting for just 2 percent of its mass.


Over time, the hydrogen in the Sun's core turns into helium. Conditions in the Sun's core, which is 25 percent of its diameter, are extreme. The temperature is 15.6 million Kelvin and the pressure is 250 billion atmospheres. The energy of the Sun is achieved through nuclear fusion reactions. Every second, approximately 700,000,000 tons of hydrogen are converted into 695,000,000 tons of helium and 5,000,000 tons of energy in the form of gamma rays.

3) Our solar system

15*10 12 kilometers in diameter

Our solar system includes just one star, which is the central object, and nine major planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, as well as many satellites, millions of solid asteroids and billions of icy comets.


4) Star VY Canis Major

The largest star in the universe (3 billion kilometers in diameter)

VY Big Dog It is the largest known star and one of the brightest stars in the sky. It is a red hypergiant located in the constellation Canis Major. The radius of this star is about 1800-2200 times greater than the radius of our Sun, its diameter is about 3 billion kilometers.


If this star were placed in our solar system, it would close the orbit of Saturn. Some astronomers believe that VY is actually smaller—about 600 times the size of the Sun—and therefore would only reach the orbit of Mars.

5) Huge deposits of water

Astronomers have discovered the largest and most massive reservoir of water ever found in the universe. The giant cloud, about 12 billion years old, contains 140 trillion times more water than all of Earth's oceans combined.


A cloud of gaseous water surrounds a supermassive black hole located 12 billion light-years from Earth. This discovery shows that water has dominated the universe for almost its entire existence, the researchers said.

6) Extremely large and massive black holes

21 billion solar masses

Supermassive black holes are the largest black holes in the galaxy, weighing hundreds or even thousands of millions of solar masses. Most, and possibly all, galaxies, including Milky Way, according to scientists, contain supermassive black holes at their centers.


One such monster, 21 million times the mass of the Sun, is an egg-shaped funnel of stars in NGC 4889, the brightest galaxy in the stretched cloud of thousands of galaxies. The hole is located about 336 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. This black hole is so huge that it is larger than ours in diameter. solar system 12 times.

7) Milky Way

100-120 thousand light years in diameter

Milky Way - crossed spiral galaxy, which contains 200-400 billion stars. There are many planets revolving around each of these stars.


According to some estimates, 10 billion planets are in the habitable zone, revolving around their parent stars, that is, in zones where there are all conditions for the origin of life like Earth.

8) El Gordo

The largest cluster of galaxies (2 * 10 15 solar masses)

El Gordo is located more than 7 billion light-years from Earth, so what we are seeing today is just an early stage of it. According to the researchers who have studied this galaxy cluster, it is the largest, hottest and emits the most radiation than any other known cluster at the same distance or further.


The central galaxy at the center of El Gordo is incredibly bright and has an unusual blue glow. The authors of the studies suggest that this extreme galaxy is the result of a collision and merger of two galaxies.

Using the Spitzer Space Telescope and optical imaging, scientists estimate that 1 percent of the total mass of the cluster is stars, and the rest is hot gas that fills space between the stars. This ratio of stars to gas is similar to the ratio in other massive clusters.

9) Our Universe

Size - 156 billion light years

Of course, no one could ever name the exact dimensions of the Universe, but, according to some estimates, its diameter is 1.5 * 10 24 kilometers. In general, it is difficult for us to imagine that there is an end somewhere, because the Universe includes incredibly gigantic objects:


Earth Diameter: 1.27*104km

Sun diameter: 1.39*106 km

Solar system: 2.99 * 10 10 km or 0.0032 sv. l.

Distance from the Sun to the nearest star: 4.5 sv. l.

Milky Way: 1.51*10 18 km or 160,000 sv. l.

Local group of galaxies: 3.1 * 10 19 km or 6.5 million sv. l.

Local supercluster: 1.2 * 10 21 km or 130 million sv. l.

10) Multiverse

One can try to imagine not one, but many Universes that exist at the same time. The multiverse (or the Multiple Universe) is an allowable collection of many possible universes, including our own, which together comprise everything that exists or can exist: the integrity of the cosmos, time, material matter and energy, as well as the physical laws and constants that describe it all.


However, the existence of other Universes besides ours has not been proven, so it is very likely that our Universe is the only one of its kind.

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