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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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Supercomputers Comet, Bridges Provide Single Model of Both Inner and Outer Solar System

XSEDE-allocations lend insight into formation of multiple planets
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Total Solar Eclipse

XSEDE Allocations on Expanse Supercomputer Provided Sneak Peek of Extended Solar Corona
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Continuing Arecibo's Legacy

The Arecibo Observatory, UCF, TACC, the University of Puerto Rico, EPOC, Globus, CICoE Pilot partner to move telescope data to XSEDE-allocated Ranch system
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Slower and Noisier

Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique “Bang” in XSEDE-powered simulations
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A Galactic Choice

AI Running on XSEDE Systems Surpasses Humans at Classifying Galaxies
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Simulations Reveal Galaxy Clusters Details

Galaxy clusters probed with XSEDE-allocated Stampede2, Comet supercomputers
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Predictive Science Inc. Researchers Rely on XSEDE Supercomputers

Comet, Stampede2 used for solar eclipse and influenza simulations
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Illinois researcher uses XSEDE to contribute to black hole image

Charles Gammie, a professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Illinois, used supercomputer simulations to help confirm the first-ever captured image of a black hole.
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XSEDE Supercomputers Provide Insight into Neutron Star Structures and Mergers

Researchers in two separate, recently published studies relied on the power of XSEDE-allocated supercomputers [RHR1] [DLH2] to create detailed simulations of neutron star structures
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