Our supercomputing center is about to get busier!
We’ll be hosting supercomputing resources for
@UCBerkeley
as part of our expanding partnership with the university, complementing the proposed
@UCBspacecenter
coming to NASA Research Park. Learn more:
Supercomputers — the fastest class of computers on Earth — run quadrillions of calculations per second for
#NASA
missions. At the
#Olympics
naturally we love the fastest humans on Earth, so we would run in the 100-meter dash!
Let the games begin!
Athletes from across the world are gathering today to kick off the 2024
#Olympics
– pushing boundaries and inspiring generations. If you were an Olympic athlete, which sport would you play?
On July 20, 1969, humans walked on another world for the first time. Ground-based distributed computing systems played vital roles before & after the Apollo missions, from calculating trajectory to running the command & lunar module simulators to train astronauts.
#Apollo11
300-square foot display, over a billion pixels.
The newest generation of our hyperwall system provides four times the resolution of the previous, making it one of the largest and most powerful visualization systems in the world.
Learn more:
Our scientists are keeping their eyes close to Earth! Recent work from the ATAP team at NAS is focusing on what might occur if our planet should someday get hit by an asteroid, and how we might support
#PlanetaryDefense
at
@NASA
:
Did you know?
NASA uses supercomputers to run global ocean circulation models to help us understand how the Earth's oceans interact with & transport nitrates around the world to fuel marine ecosystem productivity.
#EarthDay
What is ground effect & why is it important to
@NASAaero
's Advanced Air Mobility objectives? Find out how our researchers are helping ensure that future
#UAM
vehicles are safe, quiet, and efficient:
Meet
@NASA
's newest high-performance computer! Named Cabeus after a lunar crater near the Moon’s South Pole, this GPU-based system adds petaflops of computing power and increases our capability to run AI/ML workloads that benefit from GPU technology.
#HPC
Astrophysicists were able to uncover the mysteries of a remarkable system of six exoplanets from data collected by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which began with light curve processing at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility
@NASAAmes
.
Among the most devastating events in nature are Bay of Bengal tropical cyclones like Nargis.
@NASA
and university scientists investigate a previously overlooked factor in their formation with NASA High-End Computing (
@NASA_Supercomp
):
From floods and droughts to carbon uptake by forests to ocean currents and life, NASA simulations and analyses run at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation and the NASA Science Managed Cloud Environment have deepened our understanding of Earth in 2023:
.
@NASAGoddard
rocks
@Supercomputing
#SC23
in Denver!
From a robotic mission concept to one of Saturn's Moons to the Earth Information Center to high-end and cloud computing projects,
@NASA_NCCS
and partners brought down the house with cool science demos!
At
#SC23
this week and interested in internship and career opportunities at NASA? Come visit us at the Job Fair today from 10am - 3pm in Exhibit Hall D.
Visit to see the openings across the agency.
Apollo to Artemis
Supercomputers can reveal the surface effects of the Apollo landers on the Moon to help us understand how future landers could interact with presently unexplored moonscapes.
Learn more:
Did you know?
NASA supercomputers are used by scientists & engineers to study complex phenomena like the turbulence generated by rotorcraft, the aerodynamics of atmospheric entry, global weather, and more:
Attending
#SC23
this week in Denver? Remember to come visit the NASA exhibit (booth 425) during tonight's opening gala.
And yes, the luggage tags are back!
Pardon our dust! Walls are up and logos are lit here on the exhibit floor at
#SC23
in Denver.
How many NASA logos (nicknamed the "meatball") do you think we have in our booth this year?
Are you ready for
#SC23
?
You can get a sneak peek at the
#HPC
-powered science & engineering we'll be highlighting in the NASA
@SC23
exhibit next week:
See you soon Denver!