The Great Attractor is a region of gravitational attraction in intergalactic space and the apparent central gravitational point of the Laniakea Supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way galaxy, as …

May 2, 2024 · The Great Attractor lies in the vicinity of the Norma Super Cluster. When astronomers finally acquired a vantage point to this region, they discovered thousands of galaxies tethered to …

Jul 27, 2024 · The Great Attractor is the central gravitational point of the Laniakea supercluster and is pulling in the Milky Way at a dizzying 600 km/s.

Great Attractor, proposed concentration of mass that influences the movement of many galaxies, including the Milky Way.

Mar 18, 2025 · The Great Attractor lies near the heart of Laniakea. It’s the gravitational center of this vast supercluster, pulling countless galaxies (ours included) toward it like leaves swirling down a …

May 1, 2024 · The whole clump of neighboring galaxies was being pulled off course at over one million miles per hour, towards something we couldn't see — the "Great Attractor."

Oct 11, 2025 · The Great Attractor is a gravitational anomaly, a region of high mass density pulling nearby galaxies toward it at speeds up to 600 kilometers per second. It forms the central basin of the …

Jul 22, 2025 · The Great Attractor, rather than anything to be afraid of, is where our local galaxies are heading to hang out, the central gravitational point of our local area of the universe.

Jul 14, 2014 · Our galaxy and other nearby galaxies are being pulled toward a specific region of space. It's about 150 million light years away, and here is the best part. We're not exactly sure what it is. We...

Oct 18, 2023 · One of the most intriguing of these forces is the Great Attractor, an unseen gravitational anomaly pulling our Milky Way and countless other galaxies toward it at astonishing speeds.