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First Stars and Black Holes

XSEDE-allocated Stampede2 supercomputer simulates star seeding, heating effects of primordial black holes
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Galactic Archaeology

Supercomputers dig into first star fossils
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Slower and Noisier

Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique “Bang” in XSEDE-powered simulations
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XSEDE-Allocated Comet Enables Findings Presented at AAS 235

Undergraduate physics students N-body simulations of galactic dynamics showcased
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Interstellar Iron Isn't Missing, It's Just Hiding in Plain Sight

XSEDE resources used to discover new class of molecules
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XSEDE Supercomputers Aid in Novel Simulations of X-Ray Laser Research Laser Pulse Visualizations Powered by SDSC and TACC Supercomputers

While intense magnetic fields are naturally generated by neutron stars, researchers have been striving to achieve similar results in the laboratory for many years.
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8/20/19 successes tacc sdsc simulations aerospace mechanical astrophysics phy mps 17704 Views