Astrophysicists' new simulation explores black holes and dark matter in super-high resolution

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IllustrisTNG has created a model universe

The universe is massive and constantly expanding, and our comprehension is still very limited. Astrophysicists have been working on a simulation of a smaller cube-shaped universe, the Illustris pro...

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