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Category Archives: cosmology
Exploring the dark universe with supercomputers: article in symmetry magazine
The other day, I accidentally came across the on-line magazine symmetry (yes, it’s lower case!) which posts articles in the fields of particle physics and related topics, such as dark matter, dark energy, neutrinos, all written for the educated layperson. I was … Continue reading
Posted in astroinformatics, Astronomy, computer modeling, Computing, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, dark energy, DES, galaxy formation, GPU's, Grid Computing, High Energy Physics, High performance computing, informatics, LSST, Parallelization, programming, Scientific computing, simulations, software engineering
Tagged astroinformatics, astronomy, computing, cosmology, dark energy, DES, High Energy Physics, high-performance computing, information sharing, LSST, parallelization, scientific computing, simulations, software
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Illustris: Creating A Virtual Universe
Illustris a bold collaborative project that is producing a cosmological simulation of galaxy formation, using a state of the art numerical code and a comprehensive physical model. It is an outstanding example of how advances in computing power enable groundbreaking … Continue reading
Posted in astroinformatics, Astronomy, astronomy surveys, Black Holes, computer modeling, computer videos, Computing, computing videos, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, galaxies, galaxy formation, Grid Computing, High performance computing, informatics, information sharing, Parallelization, programming, Scientific computing, social networking, software engineering
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The Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory: Cloud-Based Mock Galaxy Catalogues
Bernyk et al. (2014) (MNRAS 2014 on press; astro-ph preprint here) have described a much needed on-line service that I am sure many astronomers will welcome, the Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory (TAO), described as an “on-line an online virtual laboratory that houses … Continue reading
Posted in astroinformatics, Astronomy, astronomy surveys, computer modeling, Computing, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, data archives, Data Management, galaxies, galaxy formation, Grid Computing, High performance computing, informatics, information sharing, Parallelization, programming, Scientific computing, software engineering, software maintenance, software sustainability, Virtual Observatory
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Cosmology, Computers and the VisIVO package.
We all know how massively parallel programming is assuming ever greater importance in astronomy. This week, I describe the Visual Interface for the Virtual Observatory (VisIVO) package and describe how it was used to visualize the results of a cosmological … Continue reading
Posted in astroinformatics, Astronomy, computer modeling, computer videos, Computing, computing videos, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, galaxies, Grid Computing, High performance computing, informatics, information sharing, Parallelization, programming, Scientific computing, software engineering, software maintenance, Virtual Observatory, visualization
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Astroinformatics 2013 – Day Five Morning, December 13 2013
The last day, Day Five, of Astroinformatics 2013, hosted by CSIRO, is now underway. In this successful meeting, we have been discussing advances in data processing, manipulation and management – crucial topics in modern astronomy. You can see the agenda … Continue reading
Posted in agile development, archives, ASKAP, astroinformatics, Astronomy, astronomy surveys, Cloud computing, computer modeling, computer videos, Computing, computing videos, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, data archives, Data Management, Data mining, databases, DBMS, EMU, galaxies, galaxy formation, GPU's, Grid Computing, informatics, information sharing, programming, Scientific computing, SKA, social media, social networking, software engineering, software maintenance, software sustainability, Web 2.0
Tagged ASKAP, astroinformatics, astronomy, astronomy surveys, cloud computing, computer videos, computing, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, data archives, Data mining, EMU, galaxies, high-performance computing, information sharing, parallelization, scientific computing, Web 2.0
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Visualizing Astronomical Data with Blender
Mining the science content of modern, complex astronomy data sets requires the development of new approaches to visualization, and accordingly many groups have begun to investigate new visualization tool and technologies. Brian Kent of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) … Continue reading
Posted in astroinformatics, Astronomy, astronomy surveys, computer modeling, computer videos, computing videos, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, Data mining, GPU's, High performance computing, informatics, information sharing, Parallelization, software engineering, software maintenance, software sustainability, visualization
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Thirty Meter Telescope Science Forum
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is hosting the first Science Forum in Waikoloa, Hawaii on July 22 and 23 2013. The TMT is an international project to build and operate a 30-m wide-field, alt-az Ritchey-Chretien 492 segment telescope on Mauna … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, cosmology, data archives, Data Management, exoplanets, galaxies, galaxy formation, information sharing, Observatories, Operations, software engineering, software maintenance, software sustainability, TMT
Tagged astroinformatics, astronomy, data archives, galaxies, galaxy formation, information sharing, Observatories, Operations, scientific computing, software maintenance, software sustainability, time domain astronomy, TMT, transiting exoplanets, user communities
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Cosmological Calculations with GPUs
A while ago, I wrote a series of posts on how astronomers are learning to use GPUs in astronomy: The Use of Graphical Processing Units (GPU’s) In Astronomy, GPU’s in Astronomy: Critical Decisions for Early Adopters, GPU’s vs. CPU’s: Apples vs. Oranges?. I hope … Continue reading
Posted in computer modeling, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, galaxies, galaxy formation, GPU's, High performance computing, Parallelization, programming, software engineering, software sustainability, Uncategorized
Tagged astronomy, computing, cosmology, cyberinfrastructure, galaxies, galaxy formation, high-performance computing, information sharing, parallelization, scientific computing, software, software maintenance, software sustainability
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Videos On Planck’s Recent Findings
This is a little off my usual beat, but like so many people, I was excited by Planck’s extraordinary map of the Cosmic Background Radiation, the most detailed look yet at the Universe soon after the Big Bang. I have … Continue reading
Keck Science Meeting On YouTube!
This year’s Keck Observatory Science meeting was held at UC San Diego, and included two days of talks and posters describing the most recent astronomical science conducted at the W. M. Keck Observatory. The presentations included John Johnson (Caltech) on … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, cosmology, exoplanets, galaxies, galaxy formation, information sharing, Kepler, Uncategorized, W. M. Keck Observatory
Tagged astronomy, exoplanet, galaxies, galaxy formation, information sharing, Kepler, social media, time domain astronomy, transiting exoplanets, W. M. Keck Observatory
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Astronomy Computing Today 