Is it possible to understand the Universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not ...

For years, scientists have worked to chart the universe’s massive structure, aiming to test key models of cosmology. These ...

Quipu means knot in Quechua, the dominant indigenous language in the region. ... Quipus consist of a series of colored, knotted cords made from cotton, wool, or other animal fibers.

Astronomers have identified the largest structure in the universe, named Quipu, which spans over 1.3 billion light-years and contains a staggering 200 quadrillion solar masses.

Seen as a long strand with smaller threads branching, the Quipu superstructure contains 68 galaxy clusters spanning 1.4 ...

Like a Quipu cord, the structure is complex, made up of one long filament and multiple side filaments. It spans roughly 1.3 billion light-years ...

Quipu has the same mass as a staggering 200,000,000,000,000,000 copies of the sun, ... Quipu was named after the knotted cords used as recording devices by the Inca Empire and other South American ...

Made up of one long filament and multiple side filaments like a Quipu cord, the structure is complex. Potentially making it the largest object in the universe in terms of length, it spans roughly ...

Quipu are recording devices made of knotted cords, where the knots contain information based on color, order, and number.

Like a Quipu cord, the structure is complex, made up of one long filament and multiple side filaments. It spans roughly 1.3 billion light-years (more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way ...

You might mistake a quipu for a brightly colored necklace or headdress, but it is a communication device. Unlike their Mayan and Aztec counterparts, the Incas had no written language.