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New galaxy map relocates Milky Way To giant supercluster called Laniakea
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:35 pm
Until now, the Milky Way was believed to be one galaxy in the 2,000 that make up what's known as the Virgo "supercluster." But as the new map shows, the Milky Way's 100 billion stars are actually part of something 100 times bigger: a supercluster of galaxies astronomers have christened Laniakea, meaning "immense heavens" in the Hawaiian language.
Laniakea spans some 520 million light-years across. As you might imagine, all those stars contain a lot of mass. In fact, astronomers say the supercluster is as massive as 100 million billion suns.
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Laniakea spans some 520 million light-years across. As you might imagine, all those stars contain a lot of mass. In fact, astronomers say the supercluster is as massive as 100 million billion suns.
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Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:36 pm to LSU1NSEC
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:37 pm to LSU1NSEC
and the YEC would have you believe all of it was created in 6 days...
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:37 pm to gamecocks22
no, someone needs to search
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:40 pm to LSU1NSEC
quote:What happens as we see more and more and find bigger things? "We are calling this galaxy 'Gargathrax', which is the ancient Azteco-German word for 'Wow, that is really quite incredibly large. Significantly larger, in fact, that Laniakea'."
a supercluster of galaxies astronomers have christened Laniakea, meaning "immense heavens"
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:41 pm to ksayetiger
Was he supposed to know to search "this is mind blowing"?
This post was edited on 9/5/14 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:45 pm to Brown Mountain
Yeah the other thread title sucks
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:45 pm to Brown Mountain
the video is interesting. First info on "the great attractor" i've seen. was under impression that most galaxies were flying away from each other due to cosmic expansion
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:53 pm to LSU1NSEC
If you already felt small, you just got smaller.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:55 pm to LSU1NSEC
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Laniakea, meaning "immense ..."
That's racist.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:56 pm to FT
Praise God. Only God could create something so vast and unsearchable.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 12:56 pm to Methuselah
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That's racist.
Most Hawaiians are fat as shite.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 1:00 pm to ChallboiMatt
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Most Hawaiians are fat as shite
That's why it's racist.
Posted on 9/5/14 at 1:00 pm to FT
We have no fricking clue what's out there. If anyone says different, they are kidding themselves.
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