Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Simulating the Universe

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 8, 1995 is “Simulating the Universe,” an image. It is credited to Credit: G. L. Bryan, M. L. Norman, UIUC, NCSA, GC3. The original explanation runs about 123 words.

Simulating the Universe
Credit: G. L. Bryan, M. L. Norman, UIUC, NCSA, GC3 Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The above cube represents a chunk of our universe as simulated by the Grand Challenge Cosmology Consortium (GC3). The cube is huge – it would take light 500 million years to cross it.”

— APOD editors, November 8, 1995

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 8, 1995
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: G. L. Bryan, M. L. Norman, UIUC, NCSA, GC3
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 123 words

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