Scientists using Google’s quantum processor have taken a major step toward unraveling the deepest mysteries of the universe.

A simulated universe would mean that everything we perceive—our bodies, the stars, even time itself—is part of an elaborate digital construct.

A supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US has just pulled off the largest astrophysical simulation of the Universe accomplished to date. In November 2024, physicists used 9,000 ...

When we experience the world, we believe it’s an accurate reflection of reality. But what if it’s all an illusion? From the ...

Dark energy is a mystery so daunting that it stretches and strains our most robust theories. The universe is expanding, driven by the unknown force that we've named Dark Energy. Dark Energy is ...

A simulated universe created by a supercomputer should help astronomers better analyze dark matter and dark energy clues delivered by "dark universe detective" telescopes Roman and Rubin.

It is a notion that seems like science fiction —but one that is based in physics and evidence that the universe appears to be operating suspiciously like a computer simulation.

And by studying the simulation’s 100 million synthetic galaxies, they will see how galaxies and galaxy clusters evolved over eons. Repeated mock observations of a particular slice of the universe ...

This simulation showcases the dynamic universe as NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could see it over the course of its five-year primary mission. The gif sparkles with synthetic ...

But assuming the universe is finite, the team argues that since the resources of potential simulators would have to be finite, “a volume containing a simulation will be finite and a lattice ...