Astronomers Complain That the JWST Is Producing Too Much Data, Too Fast

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Astronomers Complain That the JWST Is Producing Too Much Data, Too Fast
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'It was like a firehose.'

telescope's advents in their field, it's been a lot to handle due to the sheer scale and volume of its data.

"It was like a firehose," added Hammel, who also serves as the vice president for science at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.As the report notes, some scientists are concerned that the JWST is sending down so much data so fast — an incredible 50 gigabytes of it, as compared to the one or two that the Hubble transmits — it's resulted in a push for quality over quantity of analyses.

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