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

Though the Spanish destroyed many quipus, some chose to study them. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was the son of a conquistador and an Incan prince, and acted as an intermediary between the two peoples.

If a flawed family-friendly movie can kindle the audience’s curiosity in pre-Columbian civilizations, that’s a net positive.

The quipu is a traditional Andean counting device that uses colored strings and knots in lieu of paper and numbers. ... An Inca quipu attached to a wooden frame (1430-1532 B.C.E.).

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.

An Inca quipu (khipu) used for storing data with a system of knots. 15th century CE. Larco Museum, Lima. Credit: Claus Ableiter (CC BY-SA) An Inca quipu (khipu) used for storing data with a system ...

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 ...

Named after the Incan system of knotted cords used for recording data, Quipu stretches 1.3 billion light-years across—more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way.

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.

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.

Though the Spanish destroyed many quipus, some chose to study them. Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was the son of a conquistador and an Incan prince, and acted as an intermediary between the two peoples.