Meet Quipu, largest known structure in the universe

 Hey, Space Placers!

Quipu: A globe-shaped map with differently colored dots, most dots red and stretching almost from top to bottom.

The colored dots represent different superstructures out to 800 million light-years from Earth. The red dots denote Quipu, the largest known structure in the nearby universe. Yellow is Sculptor-Pegasus superstructure, green is Serpens-Corona Borealis, purple is Hercules and blue is Shapley. Image via Böhringer et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2025. 

Credit: EarthSky.org for caption; https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.19236 for Image

The Universe continues to surprise and amaze us with the never ending new discoveries.

Read about the CURRENT largest known structure in the universe. I have a feeling we will find a new leader at some future date.

Sky Guy in VA

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