The Biggest Known Galaxy Is 1.7 Million Light-Years, And We Can't Comprehend The Scale

IC 1101 is much bigger than previous estimates suggested. (C. Marrero de la Rosa et al.; data: Isaac Newton Telescope (INT/ING)) The Universe can pull some wild monkeyshines, especially when it comes to scale. From giant black holes to massive sheet-like walls of galaxies, our reality is full of mind-boggling chonkers. But a galaxy named IC 1101 is bonkers in a way that dramatically exceeds the…