COSMIC
The Commensal Open-Source Multimode Interferometer Cluster (COSMIC) is a commensal Ethernet-based digital signal processing backend and computer cluster on the VLA in New Mexico operated through the NRAO.
COSMIC, the Commensal Open-Source Multimode Interferometer Cluster, is installed at the Very Large Array to collect extra scientific data during regular telescope observations without disrupting the main research. This commensal approach makes better use of observing time. COSMIC copies radio signals from each antenna, processes them in real time, separates them by frequency, and sends the results to GPU-powered servers for analysis. Developed through an international collaboration, the system is operated by the SETI Institute with the University of California, Berkeley, and Breakthrough Listen, and supports advanced radio astronomy research.