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Astronomers have identified the largest cosmic structure ever observed! Dubbed Quipu, this gigantic formation spans 1,3 billion light-years and challenges theories about the distribution of the universe.
The “Quipu,” the largest cosmic structure ever observed, spanning 1,3 billion light-years, has recently been identified, challenging astronomers’ understanding of the distribution of matter in space. The discovery of the world’s largest cosmic structure, which is the result of a study published on ArXiv on January 31, opens new perspectives on the large-scale organization of the cosmos.
Quipu has a mass equivalent to 200 quadrillion solar masses
Located between 424 and 815 million light-years from Earth, the largest cosmic structure ever observed by astronomers is composed of thousands of galaxies bound together by gravity. With a mass equivalent to 200 quadrillion solar masses, it represents one of the largest structures ever observed. Its name, which is inspired by the Inca Quipus, shows its complex filamentous shape, resembling a network of ropes and knots.
The largest cosmic structure ever observed is distinguished by a main filament surrounded by secondary branches, thus creating a dense and interconnected set. This configuration, revealed by X-ray observations, shows a cloud of superheated gas emitting unique radiation. These signals allow astronomers to map the distribution of matter in this region of the Universe.
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The world’s largest cosmic structure significantly influences its environment. Its mass distorts light from distant objects, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. This distortion generated by Quipu affects measurements of the Hubble constant, which is essential for understanding the expansion of the Universe. It also changes the radiation of the cosmic microwave background, a relic of the Big Bang.
Expansion of the Universe will fragment the world's largest cosmic structure
The existence of Quipu underscores the predictions of the ACDM model, which describes the evolution of the Universe since the Big Bang. Numerical simulations have predicted the formation of such structures, however their direct observation remains rare.
Quipu and its neighbors represent approximately 45% of known galaxy clusters, providing valuable data on the distribution of dark matter and dark energy.
Although it is enormous, the largest cosmic structure ever observed is not an eternal entity. The accelerating expansion of the universe will eventually break this superstructure into smaller units. This evolution is a reminder of the dynamic and ever-changing nature of the cosmos, where even the largest structures like Quipu are subject to colossal forces.
To study the largest cosmic structure in the world, astronomers used information from the German satellite ROSAT, applying an algorithm called “friends-of-friends” and establishing a maximum distance between clusters to define them as part of the same structure.
Study also finds other superstructures
Until then, the Shapley supercluster was known as the largest structure ever discovered, however Quipu attracted all the spotlight, as did the other three giant structures found by the same research: the Serpens-Corona Borealis superstructure, Hercules and the Sculptor-Pegasus superstructure, which extends between the two constellations that originated its name.
Together, these five superstructures contain 45 percent of the galaxy clusters, 30 percent of the galaxies and 25 percent of the matter in the observable universe, the astronomers said in the paper. In total, they account for 13 percent of the volume of the universe.
The researchers also observed that the speed of galaxies changes near the largest cosmic structure ever observed and other superstructures, where local expansion can alter measurements of the overall expansion of the universe, called the Hubble constant.
The Hubble constant measures the rate of expansion of the universe. It is determined by conserving the distance and recession velocity of galaxies. However, massive structures like Quipu can distort these measurements by adding velocities to the expansion.
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