The connectivity technology of the Israeli company Mellanox will be used by leading research organizations in the world, including the space agency NASA, to transmit the enormous amount of data that will be collected during the upcoming solar eclipse.
On August 21st, millions of people across the United States will witness one of nature's most amazing spectacles - a rare coast-to-coast total solar eclipse. During the eclipse, thousands of telescopes of scientists, organizations and research institutes will be directed to the sky to predict and take advantage of the rare opportunity for a deeper look into the vastness of the universe.
In order to quickly and efficiently process the huge amount of data that will be collected that day, one of the world's leading climate and space research institutes, including NASA, will use Mellanox's connectivity technology. The greeting video that the company created for the unique day points to a potentially intriguing and surprising angle that may be revealed while watching the deepest expanses of the universe.
More on the science website about the complete solar eclipse 2017:
- Exclusive: An interview with the Israeli researcher who will chase the solar eclipse in NASA planes
- NASA is looking forward to the solar eclipse to help understand the Earth's energy system
- Live broadcast of the solar eclipse online from fifty balloons
- The guide to the solar eclipse of August 21 in the USA
