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Research computing

GPU Computing

Graphics processing units, originally built for rendering, excel at the massively parallel arithmetic that powers modern simulation and machine learning. Astronomy uses them to accelerate everything from N-body dynamics and radiative transfer to the training of the large neural networks now applied to survey data.

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  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.