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Less is Sometimes More

Posted on March 4, 2026February 27, 2026 by Megan Meave Johnson

Researchers at the University of Illinois use NCSA’s Delta supercomputer to help prove that sometimes less data is better when training AI chatbots.

Delta Helps Smooth the Chaos at Galaxy’s Center

Posted on February 18, 2026February 17, 2026 by Megan Meave Johnson

Illinois researchers run simulations on NCSA’s Delta supercomputer that explore why the Milky Way’s black hole is “quieter” than simulations normally indicate.

The Blanco Telescope in the Andes mountains appearing in front of a vivid black and blue night sky with thousands of bright stars that add an orange golden light on the sky's horizon

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

Posted on February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by Andrew Helregel

Data processed and served by NCSA enabled the Dark Energy Survey’s most detailed analysis of cosmic expansion.

Researchers Use South Pole Telescope to Detect Energetic Stellar Flares Near the Center of the Milky Way

Posted on January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 by NCSA News Staff

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 from two accreting white dwarf systems, marking the first time such events have been captured in a blind millimeter-wavelength survey and opening a new window onto the dynamic environments at the center of the galaxy.