supercluster
noun
su·per·clu·ster
ˈsü-pər-ˌklə-stər 
: a group of gravitationally associated clusters of galaxies
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The fluctuations reflected variations in the universe’s density, and the denser regions would later coalesce into galaxies and even larger-scale structures of superclusters of galaxies lining up like a cosmic spider web.
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Laniakea comprises four supercluster branches totaling over 500 groups and clusters with more than 100,000 individual galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
Unlike clusters and groups, superclusters are not gravitationally bound and have not yet completely collapsed.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
In subcortical areas, there also appears to be a supercluster of cells called splatter neurons that control innate behaviors and physiological functions.
—Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
In 2014, astronomers identified a new supercluster based on the relative motions of galaxies analyzed in a more sophisticated way than ever before.
—David J Eicher, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2020
In the resulting maps, previously hazy boundaries between superclusters suddenly grow sharp, delineated by swarms of galaxies confined to gargantuan gravitational basins.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 1 July 2016
Altogether, the supercluster is something like 300 million light years across... and is still not the largest structure.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2012
Very Large Telescope has just announced the discovery of the largest, most massive proto-supercluster discovered to date, already forming just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
—Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2018
Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Laniakea comprises four supercluster branches totaling over 500 groups and clusters with more than 100,000 individual galaxies.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
Unlike clusters and groups, superclusters are not gravitationally bound and have not yet completely collapsed.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2023
In subcortical areas, there also appears to be a supercluster of cells called splatter neurons that control innate behaviors and physiological functions.
—Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
In 2014, astronomers identified a new supercluster based on the relative motions of galaxies analyzed in a more sophisticated way than ever before.
—David J Eicher, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2020
In the resulting maps, previously hazy boundaries between superclusters suddenly grow sharp, delineated by swarms of galaxies confined to gargantuan gravitational basins.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 1 July 2016
Altogether, the supercluster is something like 300 million light years across... and is still not the largest structure.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2012
Very Large Telescope has just announced the discovery of the largest, most massive proto-supercluster discovered to date, already forming just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
—Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2018
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