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NASA Launches Athena 20-Petaflop Supercomputer For Missions
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NASA launched Athena, a 20-petaflop supercomputer, in January 2026 at the Ames Research Center to support Moon and Mars missions. The energy-efficient system uses a modular design to reduce cooling and utility costs and will support large-scale AI training, high-fidelity rocket simulations, and climate data analysis. Managed by the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer, Athena complements commercial cloud platforms in a hybrid computing strategy.
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