Of Surveying the Cosmos

When astrophysicist Hélène Courtois and her team began creating a map of the entire universe, she had no idea that she would find our Earth's new address: in a gigantic cluster of millions of small and 100,000 large galaxies. The researchers named this supercluster of galaxies Laniakea, which is Hawaiian for "immeasurable heaven." Hélène Courtois gives a captivating account of her long journey to the discovery of Laniakea and explains complex relationships in an easy-to-understand way. An exciting journey from the first steps in measuring the universe to the latest spectacular discoveries.

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