Friday, September 5, 2014

WOW #Universe This Is The Most Detailed Map Yet Of Our Place In The Universe

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This Is The Most Detailed Map Yet Of Our Place In The Universe

In a new study published in Nature, a team of scientists have mapped thousands of our galactic neighbors to discover that the Milky Way is but part of a awesomely massive supercluster they've dubbed Laniakea.

"So now we know, that on the edge of a supercluster called Laniakea, in a galaxy called the Milky Way, around a star we call the sun, there is a small blue planet. Our Home."

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