Astronomy Answers: From the Astronomical Dictionary

Astronomy Answers
From the Astronomical Dictionary


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a void

plural: voids

In general, a void is an empty space. In astronomy, a void is a giant bubble-shaped region of the Universe where there are no or hardly any galaxies. There are filaments at the edges of such voids.