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This special colloquium explores how supercomputing has revolutionized our understanding of the universe over the past three decades. Join Arif Babul, Infosys Visiting Chair Professor at IISc Bengaluru and University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria, as he traces the dramatic transformation of extragalactic astronomy from a data-starved field to one overwhelmed with information. Learn how the commissioning of powerful telescopes, development of technologies like CCDs, and emergence of supercomputers have enabled scientists to build comprehensive models of cosmic structure formation and evolution. Discover the key findings that have shaped our understanding of the universe's large-scale structure and the nature of small and medium-sized galaxies. Examine how astrophysicists tackle the fundamental challenge of studying the universe as a single, non-repeatable experiment, and explore both the successes of contemporary models and the areas where further progress is needed to explain cosmic phenomena.
