Galaxy Makers | Design your own Universe!
Galaxy Makers is an demonstration where you are in control of the Universe. You choose what it's made of and hence how it works!
Design your own Universe! - Galaxy Makers
The amount of dark matter in your universe is key. Dark matter is what allows galaxies to form. Without it, there is not enough gravitational force on the gas to keep it from separating.
Galaxy Makers | Design your own Universe!
To find out more about your galaxy and how it compares to real galaxies use the buttons below. Here is an image of your model lenticular galaxy and also an image of a real spiral galaxy (NGC 4866) taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. You can slide between the two to compare.
Galaxy Makers | Design your own Universe!
We focus on the same galaxy in each simulation to see how changing the physics alone makes a difference. These movies show the different galaxies as they would appear through a telescope. We have modelled the light given off by each galaxy using …
Design your own Universe! - Galaxy Makers
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Galaxy Makers | Design your own Universe!
What is a galaxy? Our Galaxy Maker activity allows the participants to make their own holographic galaxy by following various galaxy recipes to weigh out the "components" (ingredients) of different galaxies.
Design your own Universe! - Galaxy Makers
Primary Creators and Developers. Carlton Baugh; Chris Harrison; Jaime Salcido; Stuart McAlpine; Josh Borrow; Sownak Bose; Helen Johnson; Andrew Griffin; Jacob Kegerreis
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