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@coreyspowell@mastodon.social · 3 days ago

One of the largest structures in the known cosmos is hidden behind gas & dust in our galaxy.

A new study pierces the gloom & reveals the true extent of the Vela Supercluster: over 300 million light years wide, more than 100,000x as massive as the Milky Way.

https://www.sarao.ac.za/news/vela-the-true-scale-of-a-hidden-giant-structure-revealed/ #space #science #nature #technology

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory - NRF/SARAO

Vela: the True Scale of a Hidden Giant Structure Revealed - South African Radio Astronomy Observatory - NRF/SARAO

0:00 Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden structure in the Universe that had remained concealed behind the dust and stars of our own Milky Way galaxy. Using a new hybrid technique that combines different kinds of galaxy measurements, an international team has revealed the true scale of the Vela Supercluster, one of the largest concentrations […]

A map of the Local Universe highlighting the main superclusters. Vela, a massive hidden structure, is on the left. The image shows how galaxies flow through space and the large-scale “basins” that channel them.

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