Template:Did you know nominations/Lyman-alpha blob 1

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The result was: promoted by Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 14:06, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Lyman-alpha blob 1[edit]

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... that the Lyman-alpha blob 1 (pictured) is a blob of gas 300,000 light-years across located some 11.5 billion light-years from Earth?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ameer Abdullah

Moved to mainspace from AfC and expanded by Casliber (talk), Johndric Valdez (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 03:38, 14 January 2014 (UTC).

This article is new enough and long enough. Part of the hook is referenced to a book source and accepted in good faith. No close paraphrasing identified. The image is appropriately licensed (but a bit black). Cwmhiraeth (talk) 15:07, 21 January 2014 (UTC)