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Largest structure ever found in the universe is 1.4 billion light years long (www.earth.com)

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Summary

Astronomers have discovered the Quipu superstructure, the largest known cosmic formation, spanning 1.4 billion light-years and containing 68 galaxy clusters.

Identified using X-ray data from the ROSAT satellite, Quipu surpasses the Sloan Great Wall and challenges assumptions about large-scale matter distribution.

The find raises questions about the cosmological principle, which suggests uniformity across vast distances.

Named after the Incan knotted recording system, Quipu highlights how massive structures shape cosmic evolution and may refine calculations of expansion rates and fundamental universe parameters.

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[–] TriflingToad 32 points 1 week ago

something something your mom something something gottem

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[...] and containing 68 galaxy clusters.

Dang, we were so close.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’m sure they can find one more hiding in there somewhere

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hopefully just 1 more or 352 more.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Hehe weed

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Imagine how big the ruler they used to measure that was.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Damn. Something finally dethroned my weiner.

[–] biggerbogboy 3 points 1 week ago

C'mon man! No banana for scale? Are we primitive or something?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Am I the only one seeing an astronomically big red flag?