# Astronomy needs lots of storage

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/astronomy-needs-lots-of-storage/20302>\
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/astronomy-needs-lots-of-storage/20302 "2022-11-14T21:15:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![tylkomat](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/tylkomat/32/62_2.png) [@tylkomat](https://forum.storj.io/u/tylkomat)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/astronomy-needs-lots-of-storage/20302/1 "2022-11-14T21:15:08Z")

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> **[Rubin Observatory](https://www.lsst.org/)**
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> Opening a digital window for discovery of the dynamic universe.

> When operational, the 3.2 gigapixel detector will capture 15 terabytes of data per night over its 10-year survey as it investigates 37 billion stars and galaxies.

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**Author:** ![ACarneiro](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/acarneiro/32/1129_2.png) [@ACarneiro](https://forum.storj.io/u/ACarneiro)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/astronomy-needs-lots-of-storage/20302/2 "2022-11-15T16:59:26Z")

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I guess it doesn’t have to be online storage, though…

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**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/astronomy-needs-lots-of-storage/20302/3 "2022-11-15T17:09:33Z")

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Storage requirements in that field are huge:

> [@NASA needs 250PB storage by 2025 and cannot afford AWS](https://forum.storj.io/t/nasa-needs-250pb-storage-by-2025-and-cannot-afford-aws/5271/36):
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> I just heard recently that for the [famous image of the black hole](https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/eso1907a.jpg) they captured 4.5 petabytes of data during 7 days and shipped that on hard disks to the processing locations. It was 960 hard drives altogether. Those are the customers we need for Tardigrade. smiley heart_eyes star_struck

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**Author:** ![tylkomat](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/tylkomat/32/62_2.png) [@tylkomat](https://forum.storj.io/u/tylkomat)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/astronomy-needs-lots-of-storage/20302/4 "2022-11-15T17:31:00Z")

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It does partially, as they also provide the images for download, like this 400mb example: [Cookie Consent - Large Synoptic Survey Telescope DAM](https://gallery.lsst.org/bp/#/search/111942058?folderId=2334394&folderName=Camera&filters=%257B%2522filesize%2522%253A%257B%2522from%2522%253A%2522400%2522%252C%2522to%2522%253A%2522%2522%257D%257D)