Laniakea

Just a new addition to our cosmic address, recently discovered this year: Phoenix, Arizona, United States, North America, Earth, Solar System, Orion Spiral Arm, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, LANIAKEA SUPERCLUSTER. (pronounced la-NEE-uh-KAY-uh)

Feeling small? You’re starting to get it… Just remember, kids, the atoms in lifeforms are traceable to the fiery furnaces of stars. Those stars exploded and spewed out the elements that comprise the human body.

Just think, when you are looking up at the stars, you’re not only seeing where you came from, you could be seeing the elements and materials of future beings. With the vast distances in the universe, it might be the closest we get to aliens.

This video demonstrates our awareness of our new cosmic neighborhood: