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What Is The Great Attractor?

What Is The Great Attractor?

The universe is filled with mystery. There is likely far more that remains unknown about the cosmos compared to what we do know. A prime example of this is a region of the universe known as the Great Attractor. The Great Attractor is a gravitational anomaly, with its gravitational field pulling on the galactic supercluster that contains our galaxy. The mass of the Great Attractor is many millions of times higher than the Milky Way, yet unfortunately, it is hidden from view. In a perfect example of cosmic inconvenience, the Great Attractor is located behind the plane of the Milky Way, and so our own galaxy is blocking our ability to see the Great Attractor

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