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Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane. The Supergalactic Plane is an enormous, flattened structure extending nearly a billion light years across in which our

Disk galaxies like the Milky Way are rare in the Supergalactic Plane. Most of our neighbours are ellipticals. Why?

<p>Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane.</p>

Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 21, 2023 - Our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a much larger formation, the local Supercluster structure, which contains several massive galaxy clusters and thousands of individual galaxies. Due to its pancake

Durham UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2023 - Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane. The Supergalac

<p>Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from a part of our Local Universe called the Supergalactic Plane.</p>

In August the oldest of all American astronomy meet-ups, Stellafane, in Vermont, celebrated its 100th anniversary with a wonderful gathering.

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel