Astronomers have released the FLAMINGO simulation of the universe that gives researchers a fresh way to test how the cosmos formed and evolved.

Could galaxies straight out of a computer fool even the most seasoned astronomers? That is the case with the COLIBRE ...

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos as NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will see it. This preview will help scientists ...

Chinese scientists and international collaborators have used one of the largest cosmological simulations ever created to ...

The FLAMINGO project helps scientists explore how galaxies, dark matter and cosmic structures evolved over billions of years.

Astronomers have released a set of more than a million simulated images showcasing the cosmos "as NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ("Roman") will see it," says the statement from NASA ...

Are we living in “The Matrix” in real life? In the 1999 science-fiction film, Neo discovers that the universe is a simulation — but one scientist believes that the idea isn’t all fiction. Dr. Melvin ...

The Frontier supercomputer's calculations provide a new foundation for simulating the universe's conventional physics, but also the enigmatic behaviors and properties of dark matter. Reading time 3 ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

If such a simulation were possible, the simulated universe could itself give rise to life, which in turn might create its own simulation. This recursive possibility makes it seem highly unlikely that ...