a Universe of Astronomical Data

Article in Summer 2010 issue of Engineering & Science Magazine about CACR’s participation in Astroinformatics:

A Universe of Astronomical Data

“After a decade of developing the tools and infrastructure needed to get these databases to talk to each other, the project, now called the Virtual Astronomical Observatory and funded by NASA and the NSF, opened for business in May. “We’re moving onto the operational phase,” says [Matthew] Graham, a member of the program council of the VAO. “The hope is that we can really make an impact on the community.” In addition to Graham, CACR computational scientist Roy Williams also plays a leading role with the VAO.”