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.

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After an Incan system of counting and storing numbers using knots on cards, the newly found structure is dubbed Quipu, reported Space.com.

According to the scientists on the team, the discovery was made by ROAST, a German-operated satellite telescope, and the superstructure has been named “Quipu.” ...

Quipu is estimated to span an astonishing 1.4 billion light-years in width and contains approximately 68 galaxy clusters. "If you look at the distribution of the galaxy clusters in the sky within ...

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.