New research suggests the KBC void is a 2 billion light-year-wide expanse of relatively empty space, and our galaxy sits right near the center of it.
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- Evidence suggests that our galaxy is inside a cosmic void, a vast expanse of relatively empty space.
- According to our laws of cosmology, however, this void should not exist.
- New research says that such a void may explain unusual behavior in nearby galaxies.
Our home galaxy...