We're All Laniakeans!

We're all Laniakeans!

"...Milky Way galaxy is part of a newly identified ginormous supercluster of galaxies, which they have dubbed 'Laniakea,' which means 'immense heaven' in Hawaiian.

"This discovery clarifies the boundaries of our galactic neighborhood and establishes previously unrecognized linkages among various galaxy clusters in the local Universe."

National Radio Astronomy Observatory
http://bit.ly/1LGfKyU

h/t: Phil Plait, Slate
http://slate.me/1zH6jI6

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