Cosmic AI Institute Tackles Universe’s Deepest Mysteries
On the brink of a data revolution, astronomy is entering its own big data era. With the arrival of next-generation radio telescopes, scientists will be inundated with colossal datasets — each one a terabyte-size data cube — packed with nearly a trillion data points, leaving traditional analysis methods struggling to keep pace. For perspective, according to Offner, the amount of data coming from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory every night is equivalent to watching a streaming service non-stop for two years.