Local Void

English

Etymology

local+void. From being a void in the local universe, located near us.

Proper noun

Local Void

(astronomy, cosmology) A void in Universe A region of space with very low density, from which our galaxy cluster, the Local Group, sticks into like a headland, and for which the Local Sheet, which the Local Group is attached to, forms one wall of.

Related terms

Local Arm
Local Bubble
Local Fluff
Local Galaxy
Local Group
Local Hole
Local Interstellar Cloud
Local Sheet
Local Space
Local Star
Local Supercluster
Local Universe
Local Volume

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