+ NASA Home + Ames Home + Sitemap + Staff Directory +Home COLUMBIA SUPERCOMPUTER + Scientific Projects + News 2006 NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS 12.14.06 - Columbia Used to Generate Massive Simulation of Dark Matter Halo Surrounding Milky Way A recent simulation showing unprecedented detail of the dark matter halo surrounding the Milky Way will aid us in understanding the evolutionary history of our galaxy. + Read More 10.11.06 - NAS Code Optimization Effort Quadruples Performance of Important Software for Aerodynamic Analysis and Design Expert programming to fine-tune software that analyzes flow on aircraft designs will save time and money for NASA and industry. + Read More 09.13.06 - Columbia Speeds Evaluation of Proposed Shuttle Tank Redesign NAS Division engineers employ the power of the Columbia supercomputer to help evaluate proposed redesigns for the Space Shuttle's External Tank. + Read More 08.30.06 - NAS Teamwork Helps Researchers Cruise Through Ocean Data Resourceful work by the NAS visualization and network teams -- plus number crunching by the Columbia supercomputer -- is helping researchers increase their understanding of the ocean's role in climate. + Read More 08.09.06 - Spectacular Black Hole Merger Simulated on Columbia Supercomputer Massive black hole calculations used to further our understanding of the origins of the universe have been made possible by the Columbia supercomputer. + Read More 03.03.06 - NASA Awards Supercomputing Time Advance Climate, Materials, & Energy Research NASA has awarded a total of 4.65 million hours of supercomputing time to enable researchers in government labs, universities, and industry to tackle some of the most challenging research problems of our time. + Read More NEWS ARCHIVE Visit our News Archive. + 2007 + 2006 + 2005 + 2004 + 2003 Visit Ames News Archive. + View more news Visit NASA News Archive. + View more news + Feedback + Site Help + NASA Privacy Statement, Disclaimer, and Accessibility Certification Editor: Jill Dunbar Webmaster: Ryan Spaulding NASA Official: Rupak Biswas + Contact NAS Last Updated: August 2, 2007