
Milky Way Found to Belong to a Supersize Supercluster
We belong to a local supercluster 100 times larger than previously thought, according to an analysis by astronomers who have named the supercluster Laniakea
Elizabeth Gibney is a senior physics reporter for Nature magazine.
We belong to a local supercluster 100 times larger than previously thought, according to an analysis by astronomers who have named the supercluster Laniakea
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