The size of the universe
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the furthest that astronomers are able to see from Earth. This ancient light was released when the universe was approximately 380,000 years old, and has been travelling
The Theories
Since the object’s measurements place it at the lower end of the mass gap, it is closer in size to neutron stars than black holes. However, at 2.6 solar masses, it exceeds the limit for a neutron star’s maximum mass. This was thought to be 2.3, but a
