7 million square miles I’d complain about the
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Posted On: 06/11/2018 1:32:37 PM
7 million square miles
I’d complain about the rainy weekend where I live, but NASA’s Opportunity rover, who was just trying to do its job of roving, is caught in the middle of a dust storm covering more than 7 million square miles — an area larger than North America.
The worry is that Opportunity is solar powered and needs to fuel its survival heaters, and the storm blocks out the sun. But Opportunity is a fighter and has seen some things — the rover has been exploring the red planet since 2004. [Space]
200 quadrillion calculations per second
The U.S. is now home to the world’s fastest supercomputer, wresting that mantle from China. The new machine, called Summit and built for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, can perform 200 quadrillion mathematical calculations per second, also known as 200 petaflops.
Cooling the beast uses 4,000 gallons of water a minute. I, for one, welcome Summit and the artificial intelligences that will run on it, and pledge my undying loyalty. [The New York Times]
I’d complain about the rainy weekend where I live, but NASA’s Opportunity rover, who was just trying to do its job of roving, is caught in the middle of a dust storm covering more than 7 million square miles — an area larger than North America.
The worry is that Opportunity is solar powered and needs to fuel its survival heaters, and the storm blocks out the sun. But Opportunity is a fighter and has seen some things — the rover has been exploring the red planet since 2004. [Space]
200 quadrillion calculations per second
The U.S. is now home to the world’s fastest supercomputer, wresting that mantle from China. The new machine, called Summit and built for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, can perform 200 quadrillion mathematical calculations per second, also known as 200 petaflops.
Cooling the beast uses 4,000 gallons of water a minute. I, for one, welcome Summit and the artificial intelligences that will run on it, and pledge my undying loyalty. [The New York Times]
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