Pan-STARRS releases largest digital sky survey to the world

Pan-STARRS releases largest digital sky survey to the world 12/15/2016 01:23 PM EST The first Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) observatory has released the world's largest digital sky survey. Four years of data comprise 3 billion separate sources, including stars, galaxies and various other objects, allowing scientists, students and others to make new discoveries about the universe. The immense collection contains 2 petabytes of data, or about 100 times the size of Wikipedia's total content. Full story at http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/panstarrs_release/ Source Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii This is an NSF News From the Field item. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111