Thursday, March 24, 2016

Laniakea: Our Huge and Amazing Home

Supercluster...

Laniakea, our celestial neighborhood.

We live on a planet, next to a star that's part of a galaxy that's part of...ah, here comes the recent discovery, nature video reports.

We are part of a galactic "supercluster" called Laniakea, which in Hawaiian means "immeasurable heaven."

Our understanding of the universe and beyond today is stunning.  It is light years ahead of the college astronomy course I took many years ago.  

For a fascinating video about our huge and amazing home: https:/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rENyyRwxpHo

For more on the Laniakea supercluster:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laniakea_Supercluster

Photo: Pinterest, beta.cosmosmagazine.com.

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