Galaxy Formation (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Galaxy Formation

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This image from a supercomputer simulation shows galaxy formation occurring early in the history of the universe. The simulation was performed by Fermilab's Nickolay Gnedin and the University of Chicago’s Andrey Kravtsov at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Urbana-Champaign. Yellow dots are young stars. Blue fog shows the neutral gas. The red surface indicates molecular gas. The starry background has been added for aesthetic effect.

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Nick Gnedin

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