AaS! 34: What is the Great Attractor?

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

Astrophysics, Science, Cosmos, Holes, Black, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Universe, Cosmology, Space, Physics

4.8 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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What is the so-called Great Attractor? What’s the Zone of Avoidance, and is it scary? What makes galaxies move in the first place? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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2:02.6	i swear it now on that path we have a question from joan litland via email asking what is the great
2:11.8	attractor the great attractor what is it i'm going to give you a moment of silence to insert any dumb joke you can
2:21.3	think of about what the great attractor might be. So here you go. All right, I hope that was
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