May 10, 2014

Simulation of a galaxy cluster within Illustris (Image courtesy Illustris collaboration. All rights reserved)

A group of researchers coordinated by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) published in the journal “Nature” the results of the most sophisticated simulation of the universe ever produced. It’s Illustris, a project that led to the creation of a model to faithfully reproduce the evolution of the universe from 12 million years after the Big Bang to the present day.