With a length of 428 megaparsecs, or around 1.39 billion light-years, the superstructure is the biggest ever spotted.

Mankind has sought civilization since the earliest days of recorded history. However, some kingdoms were the first to start ...

Unlike other civilizations that developed writing systems, the Andeans never had one, but they created the quipu, an intricate ... are best remembered for their textiles and painted ceramics.

The superstructure "Quipu," recently identified, spans 1.3 billion light-years, challenging our understanding of the distribution of matter in space. This discovery, resulting from a study published ...

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 ...

Quipu, as it is called, was discovered by an international team led by Germany's Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE). Their study describing the superstructure has been ...

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.

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 ...