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NCSA, CAPS Power Dark Energy Survey’s Most Comprehensive Expansion History Analysis

Data processed and served by NCSA enabled the Dark Energy Survey’s most detailed analysis of cosmic expansion.
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Researchers Use South Pole Telescope to Detect Energetic Stellar Flares Near the Center of the Milky Way

Researchers at the Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS) used the South Pole Telescope to peer deep into the center of the Milky Way and discovered powerful, surprising bursts of light
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Using Delta to Help Shape Better Mental Health

Researchers at the University of Illinois utilize NCSA resources to develop tools for monitoring anxiety in real time.
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NCSA Director Bill Gropp on ‘Imagining an HPC Utopia’

The Download: A Thought Leadership Series.

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