# A massive new simulation reveals how the universe emerged from darkness

Source: [Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261110042534.htm) · 2026-11-12 · Space
Page: https://themorning.science/story/a-massive-new-simulation-reveals-how-the-universe-emerged-from-darkness-a795608253668b4b
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A new supercomputer simulation called Lumina recreates about 2 billion years of early cosmic history.
- The simulated region spans roughly 1.6 billion light-years across.
- The simulation models how the universe moved out of its cosmic dark age and filled with stars and galaxies.

## Why it matters

The simulation offers a large-scale computational view of the transition from the cosmic dark age to a universe with stars and galaxies, which helps astronomers test models against observations of the early universe.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Space & Time News reported on the Lumina simulation via ScienceDaily

## Coverage

- [A massive new simulation reveals how the universe emerged from darkness](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261110042534.htm) — Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily, 2026-11-12

Tags: cosmology, simulation, early universe, galaxy formation, supercomputing

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