Hey, Space Placers!
The colored dots represent different superstructures out to 800 million light-years from Earth. 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 Hercules and blue is Shapley. Image via Böhringer et al. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2025.
Credit: EarthSky.org for caption; https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.19236 for Image
The Universe continues to surprise and amaze us with the never ending new discoveries.
Read about the CURRENT largest known structure in the universe. I have a feeling we will find a new leader at some future date.
Sky Guy in VA
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