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This is the One of the Largest Structures We Know of in the Universe

18 Jul , 2017 by

Using data from the Sloan Digitial Sky Survey, an Indian team of astronomers has discovered one of the largest cosmic structures to date – the Saraswati Supercluster!

Meet Laniakea, Our Home Supercluster

3 Sep , 2014 by

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 Hawaiin term “lani” meaning heaven and “akea” meaning spacious or immeasurable. And the name is true to its meaning. The […]
What is at the Center of the Milky Way

What Is The Great Attractor?

14 Jul , 2014 by Video

There’s a strange place in the sky where everything is attracted. And unfortunately, it’s on the other side of the Milky Way, so we can’t see it. What could be doing all this attracting? Just where the heck are we going? We’re snuggled in our little Solar System, hurtling through the cosmos at a blindingly […]

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Structure of the Universe

15 Aug , 2009 by

[/caption]The large-scale structure of the Universe is made up of voids and filaments, that can be broken down into superclusters, clusters, galaxy groups, and subsequently into galaxies. At a relatively smaller scale, we know that galaxies are made up of stars and their constituents, our own Solar System being one of them. By understanding the […]

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