Cosmic Dawn at the Galaxy Zoo
Citizen scientists can make important contributions to the study of galaxies (like the discovery of new gravitational lenses!), and their work can also be used to train better machine learning models.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Aaron Meisner
Today we interview Dr. Aaron Meisner, research astronomer at NOIRLab and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
Asking for Help: How Scientists Engage the Public in Research
Every wondered if you can contribute to scientific research? Today’s article explores one way: citizen science!
Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scouts Earn Their Classification Badges
In today’s paper, citizen scientists helped create the first major catalog of nearby clumpy galaxies as part of the Galaxy Zoo: Clump Scout project.
BOINC: How You Can Contribute to Scientific Research Without Doing Anything
Today’s bite describes BOINC, a program which runs scientific computing jobs on your computer while it’s idle. Read on to learn how you can contribute to cutting edge research by walking away from your computer!
Finding New Bursts from Space: Anyone Can Do It!
Processing and analyzing hundreds of terabytes of data can take longer than researchers would like. Today’s authors use the power of citizen science to find 142 new flickering sources of radio emission!