Laniakea
"Laniakea" in a Sentence (4 examples)
Looking at a map of the Laniakea Supercluster and knowing where we are inside it, you will think that this universe is unimaginably huge.
If you like astronomy, maybe read the article "On the Galaxy Motions in Laniakea Supercluster."
If you like astronomy, maybe read the article "The Laniakea supercluster of galaxies."
It is the 15th of February of 2015, on Lulu Island. I am more interested in cosmology now than in astronomy. Physical cosmology is the "study of the origin, evolution, large-scale structures and dynamics, and ultimate fate of the universe." The vast cosmic "watershed" in which Earth finds itself is called Laniakea, from Hawaiian for "immeasurable heaven." (Hawaiian 'lani' is cognate with Tagalog's 'langit'.)
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