Biggest ever supercomputer simulation to investigate universe’s evolution

The biggest ever supercomputer simulation to investigate the universe’s evolution (Josh Borrow/Flamingo team/Virgo Consortium)

Astronomers have carried out the biggest ever computer simulations, from the Big Bang to the present day, to investigate how the universe evolved.

The project, dubbed Flamingo, calculated the evolution of all components of the universe – ordinary matter, dark matter and dark energy – according to the laws of physics.