Inside a void (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Inside a void

Caption

If we are located in a region with below-average density such as the green dot, then matter would flow away from us due to stronger gravity from the surrounding denser regions, as shown by the red arrows.

Credit

Moritz Haslbauer and Zarija Lukic

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License

Public Domain

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