Theywere,byfar,thelargestandmostdistantobjectsthatscientistshadeverdetected:astripofenormouscosmiccloudssome15billionlight-yearsfromearth.
迄今为止,科学家所发现的最大、最遥远的物体是:离地球大约亿光年的一块狭长的巨大宇宙云系。
71)Butevenmoreimportant,itwasthefarthestthatscientistshadbeenabletolookintothepast,forwhattheywereseeingwerethepatternsandstructuresthatexisted15billionyearsago.
更为重要的是,这是科学家们能够观测到的最遥远的过去的景象,因为他们看到的是亿年前宇宙云的形状和结构。
Thatwasjustaboutthemomentthattheuniversewasborn.
那大约就是宇宙形成的时候。
Whattheresearchersfoundwasatoncebothamazingandexpected:theUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration’sCosmicBackgroundExplorersatellite--Cobe--haddiscoveredlandmarkevidencethattheuniversedidinfactbeginwiththeprimevalexplosionthathasbe