Supercomputers Create Synthetic Universe for Telescopes

What is it – to peer into the night sky and see millions of galaxies in a huge strip of space? What is it like to hunt for worlds outside our solar system or observe the fiery death of stars?

Scientists have created a “synthetic universe” using supercomputers to predict what future super-telescopes will see when observing the cosmos. These telescopes will explore the main puzzles of cosmology: dark energy and dark matter, sometimes united under the name “Dark Universe”.

The news appeared on the day when the space telescope James Webb celebrates two years of scientific discoveries. JWST had a huge impact on astronomy, and scientists are still working on the unraveling of some amazing finds.

Synthetic Universe created using a supercomputer theeta in the Argon National Laboratory in Illinois, is part of the project openuniverse. Almost 4 million images have been created in this simulation, reflecting the Universe, how it should see cosmic telescope nancy grace roman, which will be launched in 2027, and Vera Rubin Observatory, built in Chile.

These simulations will allow scientists to avoid some surprises when the telescopes begin to explore the Universe, although they will probably open new surprises. The work performed on the Theeta supercomputer took nine days, which would take about 300 years on an ordinary computer. The results will help to direct

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