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ASTRON, IBM to Help Researchers Listen to SKA

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will seek to exponentially surpass current telescopes and thus delve into the formation of stars near the beginning of the known universe. To facilitate SKA’s immense computational needs, ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and IBM have teamed up to form DOME in researching the computing side of the highly ambitious astronomical survey project. Read more…

SKA Makes Data Work to New Beat

To handle the massive torrent of data the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) will produce, the project calls for a supercomputer that can handle anywhere from 2-30 exaflops, not to mention a system that is outfitted with some of the most robust data-intensive management tools available. These numbers are certainly outside the realm of today’s leading-edge technology but..... Read more…

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