Scientists discover massive 'extragalactic structure' behind the Milky Way

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A research team has reported the discovery of a large extragalactic structure obscured from view beyond a portion of the Milky Way galaxy, in a new paper outlining their preliminary findings.

The Zone of Galactic Obscuration, also known more simply as the “Zone of Avoidance,” comprises a region of the sky that is obstructed from view on Earth by the Milky Way. Its existence has been recognized since a paper by astronomer Richard Proctor published in 1878, who first referred to this region by a slightly less memorable name, calling it the “Zone of Few Nebulae.”