How the universe was created and how it came to be are among the most frequently asked questions by many people. These are also the questions that scientists think about and research the most. According to the latest news, astronomers have simulated the early stages of the universe and the birth of the first galaxies. Here are the details!
Scientists create the most detailed simulation
An international collaboration of astronomers has created a detailed simulation of the early stages of the universe and the birth of the first galaxies. The simulation was developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. Astronomers have developed a view of how the universe came into existence after the big bang, according to MIT’s statement.
This is the period when light allowed to diffuse into the universe and the earliest galaxies were formed. Raul Kannan, an astrophysicist at the Harvard Center for Astrophysics, made a statement on the subject.
Most astronomers do not have laboratories to conduct experiments. Space and time scales are huge, so the only way we can do experiments is on computers.
Creating the most detailed simulation ever, the team researched what this period was like over billions of years after the Big Bang. Often the evidence from this period is difficult to observe. However, newer telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are helping quite a bit.
The researchers hope these new telescopes will be able to gather data that they can compare with their simulations. Again, Raul Kannan said, “Many telescopes that come online, such as the JWST, are specifically designed to study this era. This is where our simulations come into play. They will help us interpret real observations of this period and understand what we are seeing.” said.
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