The rally monkey came to national and world-wide attention during the Angels' appearance in the 2002 World Series, again against the San Francisco Giants. In the sixth game, the Angels were playing at home, but were trailing the series 3-2 and facing elimination.
Previously, polystyrene was the largest stable synthetic molecule, at 40 million hydrogen masses. To create their molecular giant, SchlÃ¼ter and his colleagues started with standard polymerisation, in which smaller molecules join up to form a long chain.
Astronomers just canât wrap their heads around the idea that an object that formed only a few billion years after the Big Bang could have grown so big. So there you have it. The biggest structure in the universe is the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall--at least for now.