Astronomers have revealed the largest known structure in the universe, which is made up of not only clusters of galaxies but also clusters of these clusters that form a gravitationally interacting ...

To explore deep space is to come to grips with humanity’s ever-shrinking importance in the universe. In another shot to our cosmic ego, scientists have discovered a new superstructure, named Quipu, ...

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Solar masses are a unit of measurement used in astronomy to express the mass of other celestial objects in comparison to the mass of the Sun. Quipu is the largest structure, in terms of length, ever ...

An impression of the large-scale structure of the universe, showing galaxy clusters and superclusters arranged in long filaments and concentrated at nodes. Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library via ...

A team of international astronomers has identified what is believed to be the largest known superstructure in the cosmos, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of outer space. According to ...

A team of astronomers has discovered the largest structure in the universe to date, naming it Quipu after an ancient Incan system of measurement. Remarkably, it contains 200 quadrillion solar masses ...

Staring into the vastness of the cosmos often feels overwhelming. Now, astronomers have found something even more astonishing—an enormous structure named Quipu. And it’s unlike anything seen before.

Is it possible to understand the universe without understanding the largest structures that reside in it? In principle, not likely. In practical terms? Definitely not. Extremely large objects can ...