Ring (Baxter novel)
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Ring is a 1994 science fiction novel by British author Stephen Baxter. The novel tells the story of the end of the universe and the saving of mankind from its destruction. Two parallel plots are follo
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Great Attractor
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The Great Attractor is a region of enhanced gravitational attraction in the local universe. It lies in the general direction of the Norma Cluster and the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster, approximately 15
Ring (Baxter novel)
…The baryonic universe is doomed, but the Xeelee create a 'Ring', an escape hatch. A cosmic string is made into a loop and creates the phenomenon of the Great Attractor. The function of the Ring is to create a Kerr metric at its centre, which creates a portal to other universes. Whenever humans have met up with the…
Hubble Space Telescope image showing part of the Norma Cluster, including the galaxy ESO 137-002
Near-infrared panoramic view of the sky based on the Two Micron All-Sky Survey. The approximate direction of the Great Attractor is indicated by the long blue arrow at lower right.
The Great Attractor region, showing the Pavo II, Norma, Centaurus–Crux, and CIZA J1324.7−5736 clusters associated with the Norma Wall