Tag: Data Science

Gamma Ray Raindrops in a gorgeous animation

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I love data visualization.  If I didn’t love astronomy and explosions so much, I would probably be in the art form of visualizing data in fascinating ways.  Who knows? I may change my life’s work some day. A recent APOD takes the art to a new level.  By looking at time sensitive measurements of Gamma Rays from an incredible active galactic nucleus (AGN), we can get an idea of how a gamma ray burst comes at us from so far away, and what the difference is between the usual activity and a true burst of radiation. Each circle represents a...

The Gold Rush of the Galaxy – Exoplanets

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I’ve always been a fan of data visualization.  We have so much raw data in the world that can reveal incredible information about our Universe, and the only thing stopping us is the time to analyse it all.  Sometime data visualizations pop up that really put things into perspective, help us see trends that we didn’t know of before, and offer insights into where we should look in the future.  I feel like I find something amazing that someone has produced on a daily basis, and being able to visualize complex data can give anyone a deeper understanding of the...