Meet Quipu, a new contender for the largest known structure in the universe. It’s essentially a giant cluster of galaxy ...

Scientists have officially given a name to the largest solar structure in the known universe. Astronomers have found the ...

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

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 ...

This pattern resembles the traditional quipu cords, where a main string has many smaller strings attached. In cosmic terms, these filaments are made up of galaxies, gas, and dark matter ...

Astronomers have found the largest structure in the universe so far, named Quipu after an Incan measuring system. It contains a shocking 200 quadrillion solar masses. Astronomy is an endeavor ...

Named "Quipu" after an Incan measuring system, the superstructure spans an astonishing 1.3 billion light-years across which is over 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, according to a report ...

What is the Structure of Quipu? Quipu appears as an extensive filamentous network in which it is like Primary filament which is a long, thread-like arrangement of galaxies. From Side filaments ...

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.

Previously regarded as the largest superstructure in space, it has now been eclipsed by at least four others, including Quipu. | Credit: ESA & Planck Collaboration / Rosat/ Digitised Sky Survey ...