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| Laniakea. Source: Evolución y Ambiente. |
Source: nature
Superclusters – regions of space that are densely packed with galaxies – are the
biggest structures in the Universe. But scientists have struggled to define
exactly where one supercluster ends and another begins. Now, a team based in
Hawaii has come up with a new technique that maps the Universe according to the
flow of galaxies across space. Redrawing the boundaries of the cosmic map, they
redefine our home supercluster and name it Laniakea, which means ‘immeasurable
heaven’ in Hawaiian. [Video 1]
Video 1. Laniakea: Our home supercluster. Uploaded by nature video.
