Astrophysicists simulate 2bn-light-year cube of space with 20m galaxies

Tom sez, "The Virgo Consortium, a group of astrophysicsts from the Britain, Germany, the US and Canada, have created a simulation of the universe:"

"The simulated universe represents a cube of creation with sides that measure 2bn light years. It is home to 20m galaxies, large and small. It has been designed to answer questions about the past, but it offers the tantalising opportunity to fast-forward in time to the slow death of the galaxies, billions of years from now…"

"Unlike people who study human behaviour, who can study many humans, cosmologists have been stuck with only the one universe. Well, from today we have more than one."

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(Thanks, Tom!)