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Nyx: 10 Years of Transforming Cosmology
Over the past decade, Nyx has supported breakthroughs in understanding dark matter, dark energy, and the intergalactic medium. An adaptive mesh, massively parallel cosmological simulation code, Nyx is designed to help study the universe at its grandest levels by revealing the smallest, most detailed features of the cosmic web.
ESnet and Florida International University have received a two-year National Science Foundation research grant for “Q-Factor: A framework to enable high-speed data transfer optimization based on real-time network state information provided by programmable data planes.”
NERSC Aids in Plasma Rocket Advance
NERSC assisted in a new rocket engine design that exploits the natural flow of plasma waves to increase efficiency, maybe enough to enable long-haul flights to Mars and beyond one day.
3Qs with John Hess
Meet ESnet's John Hess. While the pandemic sent some of us into home baking overdrive, John's been contemplating weighty questions of digital access and boning up on celestial navigation.
Ancient Light Illuminates Matter that Fuels Galaxy Formation
Analyzing light from the Big Bang and using NERSC's Cori, an international team led by Berkeley Lab and Cornell University is unveiling the mysterious material that fuels galaxy formation.
