Episode
This Ocean in Space Is 140 Trillion Times Bigger Than Ours
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- Bright Side
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- May 15, 2026
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- 777
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Summary
Scientists have found a giant ocean in space, and it's absolutely insane. š It's not just any ocean ā it's 140 trillion times bigger than all the water on Earth combined! This massive cloud of water vapor is chilling near a black hole, billions of light-years away. Yup, thereās literally a cosmic bathtub out there in deep space. š Itās the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected, and it's just floating around the universe like it's no big deal. Space keeps getting weirder, and honestlyā¦ weāre here for it. š Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Quasar Mark Johnston: by Azhikerdude, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... NOEMA observatory: by IRAM-gre, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... CARMA: by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... quasars get dressed: by ESA/Hubble, ESO/NASA/ESA/D. Elbaz/L. CalƧada, https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... quasar 3C 279: by ESO/M. Kornmesser, https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Galaxy Formation: by APOD Videos, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Monster Black Hole: by NASA Goddard, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Black Hole Accretion Disk: by Credit: Dana Berry/NASA, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Enceladus: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./Jenny McElligott, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, Catholic University of America/Geronimo Villanueva, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Michael Lentz, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Walt Feimer, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20384, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Enceladus: by NASA's Scientific Visualiā¦