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Universe@Home is particularly well suited for volunteer distributed computing because many astrophysical simulations can run independently with different initial conditions. This allows the project to efficiently scale across thousands of volunteer computers worldwide. | Universe@Home is particularly well suited for volunteer distributed computing because many astrophysical simulations can run independently with different initial conditions. This allows the project to efficiently scale across thousands of volunteer computers worldwide. | ||
[[File:Cygnus X-1 | [[File:Cygnus X-1.png|thumb|right|300px|Artist's impression of the Cygnus X-1 black hole binary system.]] | ||
The computing power donated by volunteers enables researchers to explore huge ranges of physical parameters that would otherwise require extremely expensive supercomputers. | The computing power donated by volunteers enables researchers to explore huge ranges of physical parameters that would otherwise require extremely expensive supercomputers. | ||