A new supercomputer simulation animates the evolution of the universe
It’s the most accurate, detailed glimpse of the early cosmos yet, researchers report
![a snapshot of a computer simulation of the early universe, showing radiation as blue clouds emanating from dense filaments of stars and galaxies (shown as white specks)](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/120122_jr_universe-simulation_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Radiation (blue) emanates from dense filaments of stars and galaxies (white) in this snapshot from a new simulation of the early universe.
P. Ocvirk/Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg, Paul Shapiro/The University of Texas at Austin, The Cosmic Dawn & CLUES Collaborations, Summit/Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility