German Chancellor inaugurates JUPITER supercomputer in official ceremony

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Germany inaugurated JUPITER on September 5, 2025, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva attending. The event marked Europe's entry into the exascale supercomputing era.

• Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva attended the inauguration.
• JUPITER joins Germany's supercomputing tradition dating back to 1987 with the HLRZ center.
• Procured through EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, a joint initiative of the European Union and member states.