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Laniakea: Our home supercluster

nature video · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Cosmology & astrophysics

What it is

A short Nature video on the discovery that our home supercluster is Laniakea, redefined by mapping the flow of galaxies rather than their density. It names the structure with a Hawaiian word meaning 'immeasurable heaven'.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked as a quick visual intro to Laniakea and large-scale cosmic structure.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “I like these two from the authors of the Laniakea super cluster paper in 2014 Nature”

    Videos from the authors of the Laniakea paper.

    ok_computer, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Nearly 1k mysterious strands revealed in Milky Way’s center”

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Topics: laniakea, supercluster, galaxy flows, cosmology

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