Inspiration
We were inspired by a seminar talk by Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton about the SIGNALS (Star-formation, Ionized Gas, and Nebular Abundances Legacy Survey) Project at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, where a simulation of star formation was shown.
What it does
It simulates the formation of a star from small particles in space.
How we built it
We wrote our own Particle class that simulates the movement of a star, and we built the simulation using PyGame.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Our spaghetti code actually works!
What we learned
We learned a lot about astrophysics, for example, the formation of orbitals, the interaction of bodies in space and eventually the formation of stars. We also explored the Python library named PyGame.
What's next for Star Formation
The next step would be to make it more realistic by having the particles form masses by orbiting around one another instead of "consuming" each other.
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