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3 April 2013

How can we use HPC platforms to help dig out new exoplanets?

We are living in the golden age of exoplanets — over 800 are known, and new discoveries are announced weekly. Find out about the vital role high-performance computing is playing in enabling these discoveries.

 

 

 

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Supercomputers help reveal dinosaur mechanics

Find out how PRACE is helping researchers to simulate the movement of dinosaurs, including some of the very biggest animals to ever roam on land.

Heini Santos
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Astronomical data making a cosmic impact

On February 15, 2013, as an asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over the Chelyabinsk region in the Russian Urals. Many amateur videos from the region captured the asteroid streaking across the sky and exploding in a bright light. Read about the science behind the atmospheric event and similar impacts on Jupiter.

Amber Harmon
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Planck findings throw new light on Big Bang theory
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EGI Community Forum 2013

Next week, iSGTW is at the EGI Community Forum 2013 in Manchester, UK. Follow us on Twitter and visit the GridCast blog for updates.

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