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Research computing

High-Performance Computing

The supercomputers on which astronomers run the largest cosmological simulations and process survey data at scale. By dividing a problem across thousands of tightly-coupled processors, high-performance computing makes it possible to model the growth of cosmic structure or the collision of neutron stars from first principles.

Highlights

  • Simulating the universe at scale

Across astroinformatics

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • 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.