The World’s Largest Cosmos Simulation

▶ Oak Ridge National Laboratory ▶

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have utilised 9,000 nodes of the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create the largest astrophysical simulation of the universe, spanning over 31 billion cubic megaparsecs. The simulation explores cosmic evolution, focusing on dark matter’s behaviour and its influence on the universe’s structure. Frontier’s unprecedented computational power allows scientists to simulate intricate gravitational interactions, providing new insights into galaxy formation and the forces shaping cosmic history.

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www.olcf.ornl.gov/2024/11/19/record-breaking-run-on-frontier-sets-new-bar-for-simulating-the-universe-in-the-exascale-era

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Frontier simulations showcase a massive galaxy cluster’s evolution, with red areas indicating gases hotter than 100 million Kelvin. Star tracers track the formation and movement of galaxies over time. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory, U.S Dept of Energy