Features Archive 2016
NAS-Developed Pegasus 5 Wings Its Way to NASA's Software of the Year
The innovative Pegasus 5 software is used by nearly every NASA aerospace program to easily handle complex grid simulations for new vehicle designs.
Endeavour Simulations Help Reshape the Future of Aircraft Fuel Efficiency
Aerospace engineers are exploring the potential of using an innovative flap system to reshape wings during flight to increase performance—and save fuel.
Find out more about simulations of new aircraft wing technologies.
Discovering the Origin of Stars Through 3D Simulation
First-of-a-kind simulations run on the Pleiades supercomputer are helping scientists untangle the intricate thread of events that lead to star formation.
Tooling Up for Cleaner Skies, Quieter Aircraft
High-performance computers and simulation tools are key to helping NASA and industry design new propulsion systems that will result in cleaner, quieter aircraft.
A Stellar Collaboration: Supercomputing and NASA's IRIS Observatory
Bringing together observations made by NASA’s IRIS spacecraft with simulations run on Pleiades, scientists are studying the Sun’s atmosphere more closely than ever before.
