Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Virtual Observatory Is Very Much Real!

Posted on February 24, 2018 by astrocompute

  This is the title of a talk given at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics by my colleague Giuseppina (Pepi) Fabbiano. Pepi has been involved in the VO since its earliest daya, and she currently serves as Chair of the … Continue reading →

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Virtual and Augmented Reality for Space Science and Exploration

Posted on February 16, 2018 by astrocompute

This is the title of a Symposium held at the Keck Institute for Space Studies on January 30 2018 in Pasadena.  According to the website, the goals of the meeting were: “The emerging technologies of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) … Continue reading →

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Best Practices for a Future Open Code Policy

Posted on February 2, 2018 by astrocompute

This week,  I am posting a copy of white paper prepared by Shamir et al., in response to a call from the National Academies, who are sponsoring a Task Force on “Best Practices for a Future Open Code Policy for … Continue reading →

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