See a Slice of the Cosmos in This Universe Simulator

Scientists and researchers have simulated a portion of the universe in a computer. The result, Illustris, is a slice of cosmos 350 million cubic light years in size, containing 41,416 modeled galaxies. See also: A Breathtaking Reminder of Earth's Minuscule Place in the Universe It’s impressive, but it’s nowhere close to the full picture. Our best guess puts the number of galaxies in the observable universe at more than 170 billion. Still, for these sample galaxies, Illustris manages to simul...