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Is This the Largest Structure in the Universe? 0 (0)

Quipu might be the largest structure we’ve ever discovered in the universe. But what does ‘largest’ even mean when we’re talking about space—and could something even bigger be hiding just beyond our view? Source: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.19236 Special thanks to: Chris Impey, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona WATCH ANOTHER VIDEO: This is the Largest Thing in the Universe https://youtu.be/XVskXyaCtiI?si=OJOpNA73EzXtpsT- CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: https://www.cosmoknowledge.com You are welcome to support us so we can create more quality content: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cosmoknowledge Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge [See More…]

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This Might Be the Largest Thing in the Universe 0 (0)

If you thought galactic clusters were the largest structures in the universe you’d be wrong because, on a larger scale, even these clusters clump together in huge cosmic filaments. These filaments are the largest structures in the universe, stretching hundreds of millions of light-years in length and about 20 million light-years in thickness. Sources: https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.12418 WATCH MORE: We Live In The Largest Cosmic Void In The Universe | KBC Void https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qp935xmABg Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge Produced, [See More…]