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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 06:09:27 JST Flipboard Science Desk

Turns out our neighborhood of the universe is bigger than we thought. A lot bigger. A new study revealed that the intergalactic supercluster holding the Milky Way may be part of an even bigger "basin of attraction" that's up to 10 times larger than the one we currently call home. @LiveScience has more: https://flip.it/oFOYgB
#Science #Space #MilkyWay #Earth #Astronomy
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1. The Milky Way could be part of a much larger 'cosmic neighborhood' than we realized, challenging our understanding of the universe
  
  A probabilistic new map of the universe surrounding the Milky Way reveals that our galaxy is likely part of an even larger "basin of attraction" than we previously assumed.

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