Local Void

proper noun

A region of space with very low density, which our galaxy cluster, the Local Group, sticks into like a headland, and of which the Local Sheet, which the Local Group is attached to, forms one wall.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Local Void
  1. astronomyA region of space with very low density, which our galaxy cluster, the Local Group, sticks into like a headland, and of which the Local Sheet, which the Local Group is attached to, forms one wall.

    Similarly, the Oh-My-God particle had no discernible source. Scientists suggest this could indicate a much larger magnetic deflection than predicted, an unidentified source in the Local Void, or an incomplete understanding of high-energy particle physics.

    2023 November 24, Hannah Devlin, “‘What the heck is going on?’ Extremely high-energy particle detected falling to Earth”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2025
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