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If you are a NASA-sponsored scientist or engineer, computing time is available to you at the High-End Computing (HEC) Program's NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Facility and NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS).

LATEST NEWS

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05.14.13 – Optimized BLENDER Code Speeds Up Kepler Planet Analyses
Visualization experts in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division have improved the BLENDER software package used by the Kepler mission team to validate planet candidates, greatly shortening runtimes on the Pleiades supercomputer.
Artist's impression of planet Kepler-62f
04.28.13 – NASA's Kepler Seeks to Answer: Is Anybody Out There?
The question "Is anybody out there?" grows more tantalizing with the discovery of each new far-off planet. CBS News' Barry Petersen has been talking to scientists searching for clues.
Earth at night visualization
04.22.13 – NASA Celebrates Earth Day
NASA is celebrating Earth Day 2013. Our satellites, scientists, and data help us all better understand and sustain our home planet. Explore some of our Earth-inspired features, images, and videos.
map depicting change in northern vegetation growth over time
3.10.13 - Greenhouse Effect Shifts North's Growing Seasons
Vegetation growth at Earth's northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to a NASA-funded study of satellite and model data.

HEC FACILITIES

NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Facility

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

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