Earth’s oxygen-rich atmosphere, the very thing that allows complex life to exist, may not last forever. Coupled biogeochemistry and climate simulations estimate that the planet’s breathable air could ...

NASA has quietly flipped the switch on a new class of machine built to keep pace with its most ambitious missions. The Athena supercomputer, capable of 20 quadrillion operations per second, is ...

Ever wondered what computers NASA uses to execute its ambitious missions, ranging from satellite and rocket launches to space ...

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From Cassini’s awe-inspiring flybys to cutting-edge simulations, scientists are decoding the secrets of Enceladus’s geysers. Supercomputer models show the icy moon’s plumes lose less mass than ...

Computer simulations suggest NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory could detect Earth-like exomoons around gas giant exoplanets through reflected starlight and lunar eclipses.