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Research in Astrophysics at the Museum focuses on the formation and evolution of stars and star clusters and on the effects of their radiation and supernova explosions on interstellar and intergalactic gas. The program includes both observations from major ground and space-based observatories including the Hubble Space Telescope, and computational modeling using facilities including the Museum's Parallel Computing Facility and special-purpose GRAPE machines for computing gravitational forces at speeds of several teraflops.