Telescopes of the World, Unite! A Cosmic Database Emerges


Telescopes of the World, Unite! A Cosmic Database Emerges -- Bruce Schechter  -- New York Times  -- May 20, 2003
Astronomy

Astronomers, swamped by a tsunami of data from advances in computing and digital imaging, are developing a new, computational branch of astronomy based on simulations and data exploration. Because its primary tools are computers rather than giant, multimillion telescopes, this new form of astronomy has the potential to democratize science.

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