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NAS FACT
NAS' Pleiades supercomputer is named after the open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. The cluster is also known as M45, the Seven Sisters, and (in Japan) Subaru. The cluster is dominated by hot blue stars which have formed within the last 100 million years. Astronomers estimate that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years.
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For 25 years, the NAS Division has been dedicated to providing scientists and engineers with the supercomputing resources and simulation tools needed to carry out critical NASA missions and make new scientific discoveries for the benefit of humankind.
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LATEST NEWS
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07.21.10 - Supercomputer Reproduces a Cyclone's Birth, May Boost Forecasting
NASA's Pleiades supercomputer has helped develop a simulation of tropical cyclone Nargis, which devastated Myanmar in 2008. The result is the first model to replicate the formation of the tropical cyclone five days in advance.
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06.02.10 - NASA Supercomputer Doubles Capability, Increases Efficiency
Pleiades, NASA's supercomputing powerhouse, located at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., placed sixth on the Top500 list of the world's most powerful, high-performance computers.
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05.27.10 - NAS User Jeff Cuzzi Wins the Kuiper Prize
Jeff Cuzzi, a planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, has been named the winner of the 2010 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize, the most prestigious individual award in planetary sciences.
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TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Automated Flow Analysis Tool Enhances File Transfer Performance
The NAS Network team has implemented a flow analysis tool that automatically identifies issues to improve remote file transfer performance.
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Visualizations of Typhoon Morakot Help Scientists Improve Weather Simulation
Scientists are exploring detailed views of a devastating typhoon using concurrent visualization technology developed in the NAS Division.
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New MiniHUD Features Help Users Find Systems Info Faster
NAS has added a number of helpful features to its web-based systems monitoring tool, "MiniHUD," to help save valuable user time.
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Researchers Study "Memory" Materials Using Pleiades
Researchers are giving the Pleiades supercomputer a workout while studying remarkable shape memory alloys for high-temperature applications.
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Please go to the Technical Highlights page to read about other important technical achievements for the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division.
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