Quipu (/ ˈkiːpuː / KEE-poo), also spelled khipu, are record keeping devices fashioned from knotted cords. They were historically used by various cultures in the central Andes of South America, …

Feb 6, 2025 · Quipu is the largest structure we've ever found in the Universe. It and the other four superstructures the researchers found contain 45 percent of the galaxy clusters, 30 percent of …

Feb 8, 2025 · 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 …

May 8, 2014 · A quipu (khipu) was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots. In the absence of an …

Feb 7, 2025 · Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of …

Feb 12, 2025 · Named Quipu, after the Incan system of knotted cords used for counting, this colossal filamentary web contains an unimaginable 200 quadrillion solar masses and extends …

Mar 1, 2025 · Quipu, an accounting apparatus used by Andean peoples from 2500 BCE, especially during the Inca empire of the 15th and 16th centuries. It consisted of a long textile …

Feb 12, 2025 · In another shot to our cosmic ego, scientists have discovered a new superstructure, named Quipu, that stretches 1.39 billion light-years across and contains the …

Nov 8, 2011 · Quipus (kee-poo), sometimes called talking knots, were recording devices used by the Inka Empire, the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The word quipu comes from …

Feb 11, 2025 · Quipu, as it is called, was discovered by an international team led by Germany's Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE). Their study describing the …