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

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered Quipu, the largest structure in the universe. Made up of multiple galaxy clusters, this structure creates a vast cosmic superstructure that spans 1.3 billion light years.

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery, unveiling Quipu - the largest known cosmic structure, spanning an ...

In another shot to our cosmic ego, scientists have discovered a new superstructure, named Quipu, that stretches 1.39 billion light-years across and contains the equivalent mass of 200 quadrillion ...

A preprint is available on the arXiv server. Quipu was named after the knotted cords used as recording devices by the Inca Empire and other South American cultures. It resembles those cords ...

A quipu is an ancient recording device used by Andean civilizations, and particularly the Incas. It consists of a series of colored strings of various lengths, with knots tied in different positions.

The newfound structure is dubbed Quipu after an Incan system of counting and storing numbers using knots on cords. Like a Quipu cord, the structure is complex, made up of one long filament and ...

Quipu got its name from an old Incan measurement system. It is over 13,000 times the Milky Way's size. It was discovered by researchers while examining data from galaxy clusters. However ...