Citizen Science

Virtual Observatory Discovers New Cataclysmic Variable

[/caption]In my article two weeks ago, I discussed how data mining large surveys through online observatories would lead to new…

11 years ago

New Galaxy Zoo Project Crowd-sources Old Climate Data

The newest citizen science project from the Galaxy Zoo team lets the public travel back in time and join the…

11 years ago

Astronomy: The Next Generation

In some respects, the field of astronomy has been a rapidly changing one. New advances in technology have allowed for…

11 years ago

The Moon in Stunning Wide Angle

[/caption] Here’s a look at the Moon in a way we’ve never quite seen it before: a close up, but…

11 years ago

Follow-up Studies on June 3rd Jupiter Impact

[/caption] Poor Jupiter just can't seem to catch a break. Ever since 1994, when our largest planet was hit by…

11 years ago

Dragon Drop Tests and Heat1X-Tycho Brahe Set to Launch – SpacePod 2010.08.24

Home made rockets launched from home made submarines next to dragon wings floating in the ocean on your SpacePod for…

11 years ago

Tumbling Boulders Leave Trails on the Moon

[/caption] There's probably a great story in this image, if only someone was there to witness it as it happened!…

11 years ago

Einstein@Home Citizen Scientists Discover Weird Pulsar

[/caption] Hooray for citizen scientists! The Einstein@Home project has discovered a unusual pulsar approximately 17,000 light-years away in the constellation…

11 years ago

Click on Hubble: Galaxy Zoo Now Includes HST Images

The Hubble Space Telescope is 20 years old on Saturday and, to mark this anniversary, all the world's space and…

12 years ago

Mitch’s Mystery Star, Curiouser and Curiouser

[/caption] "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka! (I found…

12 years ago