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NAS' Pleiades supercomputer is named after the open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. The cluster is also known as M45, the Seven Sisters, and (in Japan) Subaru. The cluster is dominated by hot blue stars which have formed within the last 100 million years. Astronomers estimate that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years.



For 25 years, the NAS Division has been dedicated to providing scientists and engineers with the supercomputing resources and simulation tools needed to carry out critical NASA missions and make new scientific discoveries for the benefit of humankind.
 

LATEST NEWS

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04.20.09 - NASA Ames Selects Spectra Logic Federal for Data Archive
NASA Ames Research Center recently installed two Spectra T950 tape libraries, increasing data storage capacity to 32 petabytes while replacing 10 older-technology silos and freeing more than 1,400 square feet of floor space.
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04.02.09 - NAS Division Supports Green Initiatives
Pleiades ranks as one of the "greenest" supercomputers in the world. Find out more about the NAS Division's commitment to energy-efficient supercomputing operations.
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02.02.09 - NAS to Host International CFD Conference at Ames
The NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division will be hosting the 21st International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics.
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TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Web-based Monitoring Tool Debuts for Supercomputer Users
The NAS Division recently released a preliminary version of the "miniHUD," a new web-based visual tool for monitoring high-end computer activity such as job queue status, CPU efficiency, and node utilization
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SYSTEM STATUS

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May 14 05:15

SYSTEM SCHEDULE

No scheduled outages for Thursday, May 14 2009

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Last Updated: April 24, 2009