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Google Cloud will store 20TB of nightly sky observations for the Rubin Observatory – TechRadar
Images will lay the foundation for a massive 500 petabyte database of the night sky over 10 years
High-performance computing and machine learning are accelerating astronomical research at an unprecedented pace which is why the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will use Google Cloud to store 20TB of nightly sky observations.
The search giant’s cloud computing unit has announced that the Rubin Observatory has finalized a three-year agreement to host its Interim Data Facility (IDF) on its platform. Through this collaboration, Rubin will process astronomical data collected by its observatory and…
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