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Re:Recreating Our Galaxy in a Supercomputer by a_throwaway3838 on Friday September 09, 2016 @05:33PM (#12466219)
Saying "it has been answered" is a strong definitive statement, though. It's rather arrogant to say "Yes, thanks to this model, we absolutely know <xyz>." Are we absolutely certain that this model is correct? Are we absolutely certain that what we can extrapolate from this model accurately applies to the physical world?

Granted, yes, questions were answered... I guess. But saying that "The simulation solves a decades-old mystery" is uncomfortably confident and counter to how scientific process works.

It's definitely catchy and clickbaity, though

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Re:Recreating Our Galaxy in a Supercomputer by lutorm on Friday September 09, 2016 @06:14PM (#12466432)
Some people like to say things like that, but it's more accurate to say "this proves our current model is consistent with data". I only skimmed the article (and haven't read the actual paper) but it focused on surrounding dwarf galaxies which have traditionally been a problem with these simulations. I'm sure there are still plenty of ways in which these sims do not match our actual universe.
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