Astronomy is entering a new regime of “big data.” The volumes of information being collected are staggering, and future projects promise data sets of ever-increasing size. The total data volume of the ...

Recently, Adam Stevens looked at where crowdsourcing ends and citizen science begins and raised his doubt that the projects in the Zooniverse qualify as citizen science. According to Stevens, ...

As school winds down and we head into summer, it’s a great chance to dip a toe into scientific research that you can do with just an internet connection and a curious mind. The Zooniverse program at ...

To the world’s lengthening list of possible leisure-time activities, you can add this rather surprising one: Do hard-core, but not particularly hard, scientific research. Thanks to Zooniverse, a ...

Since its launch in 2005, the Einstein@Home project has been searching for and finding new neutron stars and compact remnants of exploded massive stars by incorporating the judgement of volunteers and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Think you can find Planet 9? A new citizen-science project lets participants search for hidden ...

Zooniverse is a revolutionary citizen science initiative led by Chicago’s Adler Planetarium and the University of Oxford. The platform hosts a wide range of projects that allow anyone, of any age and ...

As part of the TED Prize Wish made by renowned astronomer Jill Tarter, the TED Prize today launches SETI Live (setilive.org): a site where – for the first time – the public can view data being ...

If you've ever wanted to search for distant worlds, your time has come. The team behind a planet-hunting telescope array called the Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) is looking for help with the ...

Zooniverse allows you to take part in cutting-edge research with nothing more than an internet connection. Astronomy is entering a new regime of “big data.” The volumes of information being collected ...