While mapping the nearby universe, astronomers discovered the largest-known structure in the universe, about 425 million to ...

In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) ...

Researchers say they've discovered the largest known object in the universe, a galactic superstructure called Quipu.

With a mass equivalent to 200 million billion suns, it represents one of the largest structures ever observed. Its name, inspired by Inca quipus, evokes its complex filamentary shape, resembling a ...

The Incas had a system of accounting that relied on the quipu. Cords of various colours were attached to a main cord with knots. The number and position of knots as well as the colour of each cord ...

Solar masses are a unit of measurement used in astronomy to express the mass of other celestial objects in comparison to the ...

But how did they manage to “zoom out” enough to make out which cluster was part of which ... the Sculptor-Pegasus ...

Scientists have recorded the largest structure in the known universe, Quipu, which is about 1.3 billion light-years wide.

The newfound structure is dubbed Quipu after an Incan system of counting and storing ... the researchers reported in the paper. In total, they make up 13% of the universe's volume.

The name Quipu was borrowed from a counting system from the ancient Incan Empire that involved knotted ropes, similar to the structure of Quipu (just swap out ropes for massive galaxies ...

Composition and Structure: The structure consists of galaxy filaments connected in a pattern similar to cosmic "threads," much like how Inca Quipu cords were arranged. It is made up of galaxy ...