Astronomers find the largest structure in the universe and name it Quipu
This image shows five newly discovered superstructures. Quipu (red) is the largest structure ever found in the universe. The others are Shapley (blue), Serpens-Corona Borealis (green), Hercules (purple) and Sculptor-Pegasus (beige). Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2501.19236
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so it’s pareidolia
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers find the largest structure in the universe and name it Quipu
This image shows five newly discovered superstructures. Quipu (red) is the largest structure ever found in the universe. The others are Shapley (blue), Serpens-Corona Borealis (green), Hercules (purple) and Sculptor-Pegasus (beige). Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2501.19236More…
So another dent in the “Cosmological Principle”.
I wonder when people might start considering the possibility that it isn’t true.
Even in principle.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Astronomers find the largest structure in the universe and name it Quipu
This image shows five newly discovered superstructures. Quipu (red) is the largest structure ever found in the universe. The others are Shapley (blue), Serpens-Corona Borealis (green), Hercules (purple) and Sculptor-Pegasus (beige). Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2501.19236More…
According to the study, these superstructures won’t persist forever. “In the future cosmic evolution, these superstructures are bound to break up into several collapsing units. They are thus transient configurations,” Bohringer and his co-researchers explain.
One of the interesting bits.
I thought this was going to be about the Incan record system but this is also fine.
Universe seen from the outside.
Bubblecar said:
Universe seen from the outside.
Seems reasonably accurate.