Earth’s New Address: Solar System, Milky Way, Laniakea
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The supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way is 100 times bigger in volume and mass than previously thought, a team of astronomers says. They have mapped the enormous region and given it the name Laniakea — Hawaiian for ‘immeasurable heaven’. Galaxies tend to huddle in groups called clusters; regions where these clusters are […]
- Used by people who call the work: Cosmic Evolution
- Applies a deep time evolutionary perspective to: Other ()
- Learning Stages: Adult Education, Elementary 3 - 5, Higher Education, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, Secondary 9 - 12
- Type: Video
- Keywords: Laniakea, Cosmic Evolution
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- Posted By: Jennifer Morgan
- Date Added: June 14, 2015