Virtual reality simulation of black holes in the center of the Milky Way

The simulation provides the most authentic view ever of the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * in the center of our Milky Way was first simulated on a 360-degree virtual reality (VR) platform, Sky News reported yesterday. The work was done by astronomers from Radboud University, the Netherlands and Goethe University, Germany based on a series of advanced astrophysics models.

The first virtual reality simulation of the black hole Sagittarius A *.

Simulations show giant dust and gas clouds swirling around super black holes at speeds of up to 90,000km / s. The team is planning open tours, where viewers can directly see the black hole through the virtual reality glasses.

"It is impossible to travel to a black hole. Therefore, our virtual reality simulation will bring the most realistic view of the environment around the black hole, helping us understand more about how they operate" , Dr. Jordy Davelaar, co-author of the study, said.

The black hole Sagittarius A * is about 26,000 light-years from Earth with an estimated radius of 44 million km. However, scientists have so far not been able to observe this supermassive black hole because it absorbs all visible light and is obscured by dense dust clouds in the Milky Way's spiral. .

The black hole Sagittarius A * is located about 26,000 light-years from Earth.

Professor Heino Falcke , a researcher at Radboud University, thinks that virtual reality simulation is a big step in the scientists' task of visualizing black holes, which may be useful for studying black holes in the future. . Besides, the work also encourages the public, especially children, to pay more attention to astrophysics.