As part of a new research, scientists have stumbled upon a hitherto-unknown major supercluster in the Vela constellation. Currently being called the Vela supercluster, this massive concentration of galaxies comes with a large gravitational force that, astronomers believe, might have a substantial effect on the motion of the 54 galaxies in the Local Group, including…
According to new research, the spiral arm of the Milky Way that houses our solar system is nearly four times larger than previously thought. The discovery indicates that the region, known as the Local Arm, takes up a greater portion of our galaxy than what scientists believed until now, measuring more than 20,000 light-years in…
Ever wondered what the biggest structure in the universe is? According to a new study, the title goes to the BOSS Great Wall, a ginormous group of superclusters measuring approximately 1 billion light-years across. Discovered by scientists at the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, this massive celestial object is present around 4.5 to 6.5 billion…
As part of a recent research, a team of Japanese astronomers has spotted what seems to be the second largest black hole in all of Milky Way. Weighing around 100 thousand times more than our Sun, it was detected with the help of the Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope, and is believed to be an “intermediate…