Local Void

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Local Void

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Proper noun

the Local Void

1. (astronomy, cosmology) A region of space with very low density, which our galaxy cluster, the Local Group, sticks into like a headland, and of which the Local Sheet, which the Local Group is attached to, forms one wall.
   • 2023 November 24, Hannah Devlin, “‘What the heck is going on?’ Extremely high-energy particle detected falling to Earth”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 January 2025:

     Similarly, the Oh-My-God particle had no discernible source. Scientists suggest this could indicate a much larger magnetic deflection than predicted, an unidentified source in the Local Void, or an incomplete understanding of high-energy particle physics.

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