<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Scientists believe that the Milky Way may be located in a cosmic void, an area of the universe that is uncommonly empty, leading to the observation of galaxies speeding away from each other at a faster pace nearby.</li><li>Research presented at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting proposes the existence of a 'void' as a potential explanation for this cosmic phenomenon.</li><li>Dr. Indranil Banik from the University of Portsmouth discussed the data derived from baryon acoustic oscillations, which act as a 'standard ruler' to chart cosmic expansion history and support the theory of an underdensity in the universe.</li><li>The theory posits that living in a void could distort our understanding of the universe's expansion rate and redshift measurements, with potential implications for the eventual heat death of the universe.</li></ul>

Scientists now believe Earth is sunken near the centre of a giant cosmic void

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