 The Shapley Supercluster lies very close to the direction in which the Local Group of galaxies (including our galaxy) is moving with respect to the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) frame of reference.This has led many to speculate that the Shapley Supercluster may indeed be one of the major causes of our galaxy's peculiar motion—the Great Attractor may be another—and has led to a surge of interest in this supercluster.It has been found that the Great Attractor and all the galaxies in our corner of the universe (including our galaxy, the Milky Way) are moving toward the Shapley Supercluster.