Citizen scientists making incredible discoveries
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known," wrote Carl Sagan.
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News tagged with galaxy zoo
Spiral galaxies may be dying because of bars
With the help of the army of volunteers working on the Galaxy Zoo 2 'citizen science' project an international team of scientists led by a Portsmouth astrophysicist may have discovered what is killing spiral galaxies.
Astronomy
Nov 10, 2010
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Web users to write ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxies’
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today saw the launch of Galaxy Zoo 2, a website that invites members of the public to help create a detailed guide to some of the Universe's most fascinating objects. The online project is led by a team including ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2009
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Hubble sees two overlapping galaxies
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope imaged these two overlapping spiral galaxies named SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, which lie more than a billion light-years from Earth. Despite appearing to collide in this image, the alignment ...
Astronomy
Sep 12, 2022
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How citizen scientists discovered a giant cluster of galaxies
It used to be that you had to have years of training before you could participate in cutting-edge science.
Astronomy
Jun 14, 2016
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Explore galaxies far, far away at internet speeds
No need for hyperdrive: Scientists have released an "expansion pack" for a virtual tour of the universe that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own computer. The latest version of the publicly accessible images of the ...
Astronomy
Jan 21, 2016
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Astronomers teach a machine to analyse galaxy images
A team of astronomers and computer scientists at the University of Hertfordshire have taught a machine to 'see' astronomical images. The technique, which uses a form of artificial intelligence called unsupervised machine ...
Astronomy
Jul 8, 2015
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Find black holes while you're on the bus
'Radio Galaxy Zoo', launching today, is a new 'citizen science' project that lets anyone become a cosmic explorer.
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2013
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Across the Zooniverse: Keeping an eye on citizen astronomy
Amateur astronomers in Russia made a discovery last week any professional would envy – it seems they may have identified the remnants of the ill-fated Soviet Mars 3 lander, 30 years after it lost contact with Earth.
Astronomy
Apr 19, 2013
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Galaxy Zoo reveals curious 'Violin Clef' quadruple galaxy merger
About a month ago, a Galaxy Zoo contributor named Bruno discovered a very unique galaxy merger in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. The merger appeared to be a triple, or possibly quadruple system, which are indeed quite ...
Astronomy
Oct 26, 2011
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