Watch this beautiful, high-resolution simulation of how stars are born

The STARFORGE simulation accounts for all the phenomena thought to influence the birth of new stars

a purple/orange cloud with bright stars sprinkled throughout on a black background

In a new computer simulation called STARFORGE (pictured), an enormous cloud of gas collapses into a collection of new stars.

Northwestern University, University of Texas at Austin

The most realistic computer simulation of star formation yet offers stunning views of what the inside of a stellar nursery might look like.

In the Star Formation in Gaseous Environments simulation, or STARFORGE, a giant virtual cloud of gas collapses into a nest of new stars.