Best of Last Week – Pondering future of inflation theory, an enclosed tube maglev and arguing about contacting aliens
Monday, May 12, 2014 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Last week was a big one for space science, as it was announced that astronomers created the first realistic virtual universe—a computer simulation called "Illustris" that is able to recreate 13 billion years of cosmic evolution in a cube, with 350 million light-years represented on a side. Scientists hope to use it like a time machine.