The universe has a very quiet neighbourhood.

Here's the strange part.

The Boötes Void is a cosmic neighbourhood with a remarkable amount of breathing room. Spanning roughly 300 million light-years, it contains far fewer galaxies than astronomers would expect in a typical volume that size. That makes it underdense, not empty. Think unusually sparse map, not a hole someone punched through reality. (Astronomy Magazine)

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