United KingdomNASA engineers are developing new architectures for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a proposed space telescope aimed at detecting signs of life on exoplanets. Researchers from the University of Michigan have created two memory-centric computer chip designs intended to improve data processing efficiency for such telescopes. These chips aim to address current limitations of existing space processors, which are either too slow or consume excessive power. The designs focus on reducing the energy required for data movement rather than increasing computational power, with one prototype showing potential to cut power usage by up to 59% compared to GPU-based systems. The chips are being evaluated for their ability to handle complex tasks like imaging Earth-like exoplanets in real-time.
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