Supercomputing Supersonic Shocks!
Enabled by NASA high-performance computing resources, researchers at the Flatiron Institute produced 3D radiation hydrodynamic simulations of supernova shock breakouts. Run on the NAS facility’s Electra supercomputer, the simulation results help scientists interpret future observations of supernovas and will improve our understanding of those observations. See the featured video in the NAS Scientific Visualization Gallery.
Watch the video highlighting supersonic shock wave simulations.