Stars congregate in galaxies, galaxies in clusters, and clusters in gargantuan assemblages called superclusters. This cosmic hierarchy prompts a question that astronomers have pondered for nearly 2 decades: Have we already discerned the largest structures in the universe, or are there greater things to come?
A bird’s-eye view of the cosmos, as mapped by the 2df survey.
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