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Launch of astroEDU: Peer-Reviewed Open-Access Astronomy Education Activities Platform

Staff Writer | Nanowerk News | November 29, 2013

A new platform for high-quality, peer-reviewed astronomy education activities has been launched by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development at the ESA/Galileo Teachers Training Program Teacher Training Workshop, Leiden, Netherlands. [...] Read More »

Big Data And Open Data: What's What And Why Does It Matter?

Joel Gurin | The Guardian | April 15, 2014

Big data and the new phenomenon open data are closely related but they're not the same. Open data brings a perspective that can make big data more useful, more democratic, and less threatening. 

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How Scientists Tackle NASA's Big Data Deluge

Megan Gannon | Space.com | January 18, 2014

Every hour, NASA's missions collectively compile hundreds of terabytes of information, which, if printed out in hard copies, would take up the equivalent of tens of millions of trees worth of paper. Read More »