Laniakea

American

[luh-nahy-uh-kee-uh] / ləˌnaɪ əˈki ə /

noun

Astronomy.

a huge supercluster of many thousands of galaxies: the Milky Way is included in one of its three component parts.

Etymology

Origin of Laniakea

2014; Hawaiian: immeasurable (or immense) heaven

Example Sentences

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In 2014 they co-discovered the Laniakea Supercluster, a collection of around 100,000 nearby galaxies, including the Milky Way, that stretches over half a billion light-years.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

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