Illustris: History of the Universe Reproduced by Computer Simulation

11/05/2014
Illustris: History of the Universe Reproduced by Computer Simulation

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Episode Synopsis

Scientists at MIT have traced 13 billion years of galaxy evolution, from shortly after the Big Bang to the present day. Their simulation, named Illustris, captures both the massive scale of the Universe and the intriguing variety of galaxies — something previous modelers have struggled to do. It produces a Universe that looks remarkably similar […]

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