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Our cosmic address extends
well beyond Earth, past the Milky Way and toward the farthest reaches of the
universe. But now astronomers are adding another line: the Laniakea
Supercluster, which takes its name from the Hawaiian term “lani” meaning heaven
and “akea” meaning spacious or immeasurable.
And the name is true to its meaning. The supercluster extends more than 500 million light-years and contains the mass of 100 quadrillion Suns in 100,000 large galaxies. This research is the first to trace our local supercluster on such a large scale.
Video Source:
Laniakea: Our home supercluster
Source:
http://www.universetoday.com/114304/meet-laniakea-our-home-supercluster/
And the name is true to its meaning. The supercluster extends more than 500 million light-years and contains the mass of 100 quadrillion Suns in 100,000 large galaxies. This research is the first to trace our local supercluster on such a large scale.
Video Source:
Laniakea: Our home supercluster
Source:
http://www.universetoday.com/114304/meet-laniakea-our-home-supercluster/
corina marinescu
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