The European Space Agency opens in Frascati, Rome, a high-performance computing infrastructure designed to transform Earth observation, space security and industrial innovation on the continent.
A solar flare hurls large quantities of electrically charged particles toward Earth. Such a solar storm can damage satellites and even disrupt power grids. In the hills beneath Rome, ESA is working on computer models that track this phenomenon and aim to predict it more accurately. To do so, the European space agency is using a new supercomputer.
The European Space Agency opens in Frascati, Rome, a high-performance computing infrastructure designed to transform Earth observation, space security and industrial innovation on the continent.