The Milky Way is not alone. It is part of a cluster of galaxies. There is a new supercluster of galaxies however. A supercluster of galaxies has been found near the Milky Way.
The supercluster of galaxies isn't just near, but it is also a big one. It is found to be one of the biggest cluster of galaxies. It has not been discovered for so long since it has been hidden by the stars and dust of the Milky Way.
The supercluster of galaxies has been called the Vela Super Cluster. It has been influencing the movement of the Milky Way and other galaxies near it for so long, as observed by Professor Matthew Colless of the Australian National University. The gravity of the Vera Super Cluster has been influencing the Milky Way so much that its movement has been different from the one measured by astronomers.
To measure the distance of the galaxies, Professor Colless has used the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Through his measurements he was able to note that it is a supercluster of galaxies, according to Phys Org. He did caution that further study is needed in order to confirm his finding.
The size of the Vela Super Cluster has not been fully measured yet. Two Australian surveys would be conducted in 2017 to determine the size of the supercluster, as Science Daily reports. The two surveys mentioned by Professor Colless are the Taipan optical survey and the WALLABY radio survey.
The Milky Way itself is part of a cluster of galaxies. One of the nearest galaxies to it is the Andromeda Galaxy. Aside from that, the Milky Way has satellite galaxies orbiting it. The Small Magellanic Cloud is one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
Scientists would be learning more about the Vela Super Cluster in the future as further studies are made on it. It is a supercluster of galaxies found near the Milky Way. The nearby Small Magellanic Cloud satellite galaxy is also interesting as it has festive nebulas in it.
