- The Cartography of the Cosmos – A Fascinating History
- Everything about the discovery of the Laniakea supercluster
- The latest findings in astrophysics – explained in layman's terms by a leading researcher
When astrophysicist Hélène Courtois and her team began to map the entire universe, she had no idea that she would find the new address of our Earth: in a gigantic cluster of millions of small and 100,000 large galaxies. The researchers named this super galaxy cluster Laniakea, which is Hawaiian for "immeasurable sky".
Hélène Courtois gives a captivating account of her long journey to the discovery of Laniakea, explaining complex concepts in an easy-to-understand way. An exciting journey from the first steps in measuring the universe to the latest spectacular discoveries.
The author Hélène Courtois is an astrophysicist, vice-president of the University of Lyon and head of the international team mapping the cosmos ("Cosmos Flows").
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