Some of the biggest friggin’ computers you’ll ever see are going to help decipher data from the world’s largest telescope as it explores the origins of the universe.
IBM announced today it has won a $42 million contract to work with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) to research the “exascale” computer systems that are needed for the radio telescope, which is known as the Square Kilometer Array (SKA). The project, to be completed in 2024, is perhaps one of the biggest scientific and computing efforts of all time.
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