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ERIS: World's first realistic simulation of the formation of the Milky Way

Uploaded by cscsch on Aug 22, 2011

For almost 20 years astrophysicists have been trying to recreate the formation of spiral galaxies such as our Milky Way realistically. Now astrophysicists from the University of Zurich present the world's first realistic simulation of the formation of our home galaxy together with astronomers from the University of California at Santa Cruz. The new results were partly calculated on the computer of the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS) and show, for instance, that there has to be stars on the outer edge of the Milky Way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQBzdcFkB7w


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Interview with Lucio Mayer on world's first realistic simulation of the formation of Milky Way

Uploaded by ethics64 on Jul 15, 2011

First glimpse into birth of the Milky Way - For almost 20 years astrophysicists have been trying to recreate the formation of spiral galaxies such as our Milky Way realistically. Now astrophysicists from the University of Zurich present the world's first realistic simulation of the formation of our home galaxy together with astronomers from the University of California at Santa Cruz. The new results were partly calculated on the computer of the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS) and show, for instance, that there has to be stars on the outer edge of the Milky Way.

Interview by Michele De Lorenzi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYtBQR2oI4U


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Astrophysicists report first simulation to create a Milky Way-like galaxy

This image of the Eris simulation shows the stars in the galaxy as observers would see it. Blue colors are regions of recent star formation, while redder regions are associated with older stars. The spiral arms are typically star-forming, and the central bulge is basically "red and dead."

This comparison shows the Eris simulation (top) and the Milky Way (bottom).
August 29, 2011
http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/08/eris-simulation.html


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Astrophysicists Produce First Realistic Simulation of Milky Way’s Formation

The left half of the image is a still taken from the galaxy-formation simulation, with gas labeled in red and stars in blue; the right half is a false-color picture of the spiral galaxy M74, with the same gas and star labeling.

Pictured here is an edge-on view of the simulated galaxy, positioned above a real image of our Milky Way galaxy as you would see it in infrared.
Aug 26, 2011
http://io9.com/5834811/astrophysicists-produce-first-realistic-simulation-of-milky-ways-formation [with comments]


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The First Hi-Res Simulation of the Milky Way’s Formation
Aug 30, 2011
http://gizmodo.com/5836001/this-is-the-first-hi+res-simulation-of-the-milky-ways-formation [with comments]