The newly discovered Einasto Supercluster which measures an incredible 360 million light years across is the largest structure in the Universe.
Einasto Supercluster is home to 26 quadrillion stars, according to Universe Today.
Superclusters like Laniakea and Einasto (which is 3 billion light years away) are among the largest structures in the Universe. This latest supercluster has been named after Professor Jaan Einasto.
He celebrated his 95th birthday on 23 February 2024 and was a pioneer in the field of superclusters.
Imagine an average coin on a football pitch to visualise the sheer size of these structures.
This coin portrays the Milky Way Galaxy and the length of the pitch would be the supercluster.
One can also imagine the Sun as a golf ball, whereas, the entire collective mass of the supercluster can be considered as Mount Everest in comparison.
It can be imagined that a light ray that begins its path at one end of the Einasto Supercluster will take 360 million years to reach its other end, in the light of these gigantic dimensions.
Galaxies in superclusters expand more slowly than in the universe as a whole, as per the researchers.
This phenomenon is caused by the gravitational pull of the supercluster.
