An analysis of a three-dimensional map of galaxies and their velocities reveals the hitherto unknown edges of the large system of galaxies in which we live — dubbed the Laniakea supercluster. See Letter p.71
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Tempel, E. Meet the Laniakea supercluster. Nature 513, 41–42 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/513041a
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