News Astronomy 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 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 Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Maria Temming May 20, 2021 at 12:00 pm 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.