Browsing Tag
simulation
3 posts
New NASA black hole simulation video is equally terrifying and mesmerizing
If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like to fall into a black hole, then NASA’s new black hole simulation is sure to mesmerize you. The simulation shows what happens as the viewer approaches the black hole, eventually falling into the “point of no return.”You can see the video for yourself below. It was
May 7, 2024
We might be in a simulation. How much should that worry us?
By Farhad ManjooFebruary 2, 2022 — 10.39amImagine that when your great-grandparents were teenagers, they got their hands on a groundbreaking new gadget, the world’s first fully immersive virtual-reality entertainment system. These weren’t those silly goggles you see everywhere now.This device was more Matrix-y — a stylish headband stuffed with electrodes that somehow tapped directly into…
February 2, 2022
Watch the best ever simulation of stars being born in a cosmic cloud
A computer simulation tracks 9 million years of evolution within a stellar nursery - also known as a giant molecular cloud – in which stars are born Space 11 January 2022 By Chen Ly The most detailed simulations to date of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) hint that we may need to rethink our understanding of…
January 11, 2022