Using NAS-Developed Tools to Quiet the Boom of Supersonic Flight
Researchers at NAS are using in-house-developed tools to help NASA develop its innovative low-boom supersonic X-plane.
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LAVA: NASA’s Hottest Flow Solver Contributes to Astronaut Safety
The NAS Division’s LAVA software is helping to reduce risk and ensure the safety of astronauts on the launch pad and during the moments after takeoff.
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NASA Triples the Power of its Aitken Modular Supercomputer
Engineers at the NAS facility expanded the petascale Aitken supercomputer, more than tripling the system’s production capability to help solve NASA’s most challenging problems.
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This Year, NASA@SC20 is Wherever You Are!
From assessing COVID-19’s global impacts to searching the cosmos for new exoplanets, check out NASA’s virtual exhibit to see the latest science & engineering achievements made possible by our supercomputers.
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NAS Researchers Bring Asteroid Simulation Down to Earth
Millions of hypothetical impact and airburst scenarios simulated on NASA supercomputers are helping researchers develop the modeling tools we’ll need if a real asteroid threat is ever identified.
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Latest News & Highlights
Scientists Use NASA Data to Predict Appearance of Dec. 14 Eclipse
12.16.20 – Predictive Science Inc. used data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) to develop a prediction of the total solar eclipse, which was visible in Chile and Argentina. NAS Division supercomputers supported the computations. Read More
Visualizing the Future of Advanced Air Mobility
12.10.20 – The Pleiades and Electra supercomputers at the NAS facility processed hundreds of millions of data points in a simulation of the airflow among four rotors in a concept for a six-passenger quadcopter. Read More
Simulating NASA's Rocket Launch for Artemis Moon Missions
11.19.20 – The NAS Division's Launch Ascent and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) team runs high-fidelity, multiphase launch environment simulations to better understand the ignition overpressure and acoustic pressure waves that occur during launch and how they affect the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, to help ensure when launch day arrives, everything goes smoothly. Read More
NASA Simulations Validate Orion Safety Models for Artemis Astronauts
11.18.20 – As part of the Artemis program, NASA’s Orion spacecraft will carry the first woman and next man to lunar orbit before they land on the Moon in 2024. An integral part of ensuring safe spaceflight is Orion’s Launch Abort System (LAS). To better understand the effects of strong vibrations generated by the abort motor’s high-speed exhaust plumes, a team at Ames produced high-fidelity simulations using NASA’s Electra supercomputer. Read More
