Simulating the universe

A group of scientists from Canada, Germany, the UK and the US are using a 4.2 teraflop supercomputer to simulate the entire universe. Current theories about the development of the universe will be used as parameters and equations in the simulations. If the theories are correct or near correct, the output of the simulation should resemble the universe as we know it today. The group plans to make its output data available to researchers around the world in public repositories late this year. (Via Slashdot)