The first 3D model of a cloud that turns into a star appeared

The Starforge model (which stands for "star formation in gaseous medium") allows you tousers to fly through

Researchers hope that the visual simulation will helpFor example, they want to explore the many unsolved mysteries of star formation.Find out why this process is so slow and inefficient?What determines the mass of a star?the tendency to gather in clusters?

The computing system is capable of simulatinggas clouds are 100 times more massive than previously possible. This will allow scientists to model the formation, evolution and dynamics of stars, taking into account things like jets, radiation, wind, and even supernovae - explosions of nearby stars.

Star formation could take tens of millionsyears - they grow from swirling clouds of turbulent dust and gas into softly glowing protostars, and then materialize into giant balls of plasma, fired by thermonuclear fusion, like the Sun. While studying the night sky gives astrophysicists a glimpse of a star's evolution, they need to use accurate simulations to see and study the entire process in more detail.

“When we watch the formation of stars inany region, we see only places of star formation frozen in time, - said co-author of the study Michael Grudich in his statement. "Stars also form in dust clouds, so they're mostly hidden."

The model is very large, and to run onesimulations on one of the world's largest supercomputers, located at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, can take three months. It is the sheer size and computational complexity that makes the predictions of the new model much more accurate, the researchers said.

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