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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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11.18.09 - NASA Supercomputer Ranks Among World's Fastest
NASA's Pleiades supercomputer at Ames Research Center has garnered the number 6 spot on the Top500 list of the world's most powerful computers.
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11.04.09 - NASA Showcases 'Green' Missions at SC09 Conference
Five NASA centers join forces this month to showcase "green" science, engineering, and technology achievements at SC09, the leading
international conference on high-performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis.
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+ NASA at SC09
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07.20.09 - Biswas Weighs in on Research in Education
During an interview at the 4th workshop on Brain Modeling and Supercomputing, keynote speaker and NAS Division Chief Rupak Biswas talked about the discipline of developing a "mindset needed for research."
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TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Millions of Computer Hours Gained Through 'Rolling Upgrades'
A new approach to scheduled downtime for upgrades to the Pleiades supercomputer environment means an added 2.5 million production computing hours for NAS users.
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NAS Visualizations Support Analysis for Ares V Cargo Launch Vehicle
Recently, the NAS visualization team produced images and videos from simulations needed for Ares V vehicle design analysis.
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Porting of Galaxy Formation Code to Pleiades Yields Significant Performance Gains
The NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division's Application Performance and Productivity (APP) experts recently ported a galaxy formation code from Columbia to Pleiades, yielding an 11.65x performance gain.
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Please go to the Technical Highlights page to read about other important tecnical achievements for the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division.
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