Astronomers have shown the birth of the first galaxies

Scientists succeeded create the most detailed simulation of the early development of the universe. They recreated the era of reionization - the appearance of the first light, which marked the end of the Dark Ages.

During this period, hydrogen atoms ionized, which allowed light to spread throughout the universe and led to the formation of the first galaxies. Chaotic processes were difficult to model, which became a major problem for researchers at MIT, Harvard, and the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.

The simulation has become the largest in the history of the study of the universe: it covers a space of 300 million light years and shows events in the first billion years after the Big Bang. The researchers hope to compare the accuracy of their data with what will be shown recently. launched the James Webb telescope, whose task is to study the early stages of the development of the universe.