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Spaceflight: two billion stars and a supercomputer
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Spaceflight: two billion stars and a supercomputer

So: the ESA has launched its first in-house supercomputer at its research centre in Frascati, Italy. The powerful machine is helping researchers process the enormous trove of data collected by Gaia, which mapped two billion stars during its ten-year mission. It also supports work across the agency and gives space businesses and start-ups access to computing power they could hardly afford on their own. That capacity is opening up exciting possibilities for projects ranging from satellite testing to climate data analysis.
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