Category Archives: galaxy formation

Citizen Science: Contributions to Astronomy Research  

This is the title of an interesting paper by Carol Christian et al., in which they discuss the role of citizen science in modern astronomical research.  The authors adopt the definition of  citizen science as ” active involvement of a … Continue reading

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The Pegasus Workflow Manager and the Data Tsunami in Astronomy

I have written in previous posts about the performance of scientific applications on cloud and grid platforms, but I have not written much about the tools needed to support management and control of these jobs. Astronomers generally have neither the … Continue reading

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Most realistic simulation yet of the formation of the Milky Way

This wonderful movie shows the most realistic simulation yet made of the formation of the Milky Way. The simulation is named after Eris, the Greek goddess of strife and discord, chosen to reflect decades’ worth of vigorous debate on this … Continue reading

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