MIT and Harvard researchers have created the Illustris simulation, a computer model of the universe that is so accurate it can reproduce an image that looks like it was taken by the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Space Telescope.
Illustris was developed by taking into consideration the laws of physics, how stars evolve, how gases cool, how heavy chemical elements are produced, and other scientific facts, the Los Angeles Times reports. It's a model so complex that if the average desktop computer attempted to run the simulation seen in the video below once, it would take 2,000 years.
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