A short video shows a highly realistic simulation of star formation. STARFORGE (STAR ​​Formation in Gaseous Environments), a highly detailed 3D simulation of star birth. It shows how stars form from a giant molecular cloud dubbed the "Anvil of Creation." This model, for the first time, takes into account all the important factors at once: the compression of a gas cloud under gravity, the formation of protostars, their development, their motion, and, most importantly, how stars influence each oth

The Anvil of Creation: Star Formation 3D Computer Simulation | NOIRLab FriendsofNASA.org | [No Audio] This computer simulation shows the evolution of a star formation region over several million years. It is the most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulation of star formation to date. It is the first time an entire gas cloud—100 times more massive than previously possible and full of vibrant colors—has been simulated and also the first simulation which simultaneously models star formation, evo