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Is Earth inside a huge void? 'Sound of Big Bang' hints so (ras.ac.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by RegularJoe@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

How can we be in a big void while also nearby other stellar objects and also being located in one of the dustiest galaxies we know of? What is their definition of a void?

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[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

A billion light years across at 20% lower density. So not stellar neighborhood, way bigger than a galaxy.

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