Gaia
Space agency eyes Amazon cloud for star data 13 November, 2009 09:57:00
European Space Agency may use Amazon's cloud computing service for its Gaia star-mapping projectThe European Space Agency plans to launch a new scanning satellite to map the stars in our galaxy in more precise form than ever before, and researchers supporting the project, called Gaia, are evaluating whether Amazon's cloud computing service can handle the mammoth processing task.







