Scientists discover universe's birth canal.

OK, my headline may be a little off, but still, the idea that a billion-light-year-wide void has just been discovered is certainly jaw-dropping news to an astronomy buff. Of course, since the void is 6 to 10 billion light years from us, it may not even exist anymore, since we're seeing it as it was 6 to 10 billion years ago. The old adage that truth is stranger than fiction is particularly true on the largest scales possible.