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Our Galaxy Appears To Be Part Of Structure So Large It Challenges Our Models Of Cosmology (www.iflscience.com)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The video in the article is really interesting. It gives a great view of how much we know about the space around us.

For context, this video: Laniakea: Our home supercluster was the state-of-the-art map in 2014. It looks like our knowledge in this area has really expanded incredibly in the last 10 years.

Also more detailed video from the academic team: Laniakea Supercluster