Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-15 13:03
NASA will show off some of its projects at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, or SC24. NASA’s Dr. Nicola “Nicky” Fox, associate administrator for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate, will deliver the keynote address. Fox will share more about the ways NASA uses supercomputing to explore the universe for the benefit of all.
NASA’s Hubble Sees Aftermath of Galaxy’s Scrape with Milky Way
Large Magellanic Cloud's (LMC) encounter with the Milky Way galaxy's gaseous halo. In the top panel, at the middle of the right side, the LMC begins crashing through our galaxy's much more massive halo. The bottom panel shows the progression of this interaction, as the LMC's comet-like tail becomes more defined.
Hubble Takes a Look at Tangled Galaxies
Coma Cluster contains over a thousand known galaxies. Most of them are elliptical galaxies. As spiral galaxies interact, gravity disrupts the regular orbits that produce their striking spiral arms. The result is a galaxy almost devoid of gas, with aging stars orbiting in uncoordinated circles.
NASA’s EMIT Will Explore Diverse Science Questions on Extended Mission
Original Publication Date: 2024-11-14 12:55
NASA’s EMIT imaging spectrometer measures the colors of light reflected from Earth’s surface. The instrument was originally tasked with mapping minerals over deserts; its data is now being used in research on a diverse range of topics. EMIT’s data will be the focus of 16 new projects under NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science program.