The Great Attractor
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
In a certain direction of the universe, there exists a gravitational anomaly region with the mass of tens of thousands of galaxies, pulling millions of galaxies, including the Milky Way, toward it at astonishing speeds. We do not know what it is because the galactic disk obscures our view (the Zone of Avoidance).
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An unknown driving force. When analyzing market or historical trends, if you notice that everyone is inexplicably moving in one direction without an obvious cause, there may be a 'Great Attractor'—a massive, undiscovered trend hidden in a blind spot.
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'Great Attractor' here refers to the gravitational anomaly that pulls the Milky Way and nearby galaxies toward a hidden, massive region behind the galactic plane. It reveals large-scale motions in the local universe.
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