Great Attractor

Astronomers Have Mapped Out an Enormous Structure in the Universe Called the South Pole Wall

Galaxies aren't spread evenly throughout space. They exist in groups, clusters, and superclusters. Our own Milky Way galaxy exists in…

4 years ago

New Map Shows the Motion of all the Galaxies in Our Supercluster

An international team of astronomers has created the largest map of the movements of galaxies within our Supercluster to date.

6 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 358: Modern Women: Sandra Faber

Our focus on female astronomers continues with Sandra Faber, and Professor of Astronomy at UC Santa Cruz. Faber was part…

9 years ago

Meet Laniakea, Our Home Supercluster

Our cosmic address extends well beyond Earth, past the Milky Way and toward the farthest reaches of the universe. But…

10 years ago