clipped from: space.newscientist.com A galaxy is flying at high speed out of a vast empty region of space called the Local Void, according to a new study. It implies that the void is even larger than previously realised, the authors say - unless repulsive dark energy can pool in such regions.
Voids are the natural result of the way gravity causes matter in the universe to clump together, herding galaxies into clusters and chains, which are separated by regions mostly devoid of galaxies.
