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Great Attractor.
Great Attractor - as a noun
A massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of centaurus and hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies
Example Sentences
"The great attractor is a cosmic anomaly that exerts a gravitational pull on nearby galaxies."
"Scientists have been studying the great attractor to unravel its mysteries."
"The existence of the great attractor was first theorized in the 1970s."
"The great attractor is believed to be located in the direction of the Centaurus and Hydra constellations."
"The gravitational force of the great attractor is so strong that it can affect the motion of galaxies millions of light-years away."