We have a new space-based project: Disk Detective.
We need your help to scour infrared data from NASA’s WISE spacecraft.
Disk Detective is backed by a team of astronomers that need your help to
look at data of stars to try and find dusty debris disks – similar to
our asteroid field. These disks suggest that these stars are in the
early stages of forming planetary systems.
To take part you have to visit www.diskdetective.org
and look through flipbook-style sets of images made up of
multiple-wavelength data from each star. You watch the object change as
you move from shorter, optical wavelengths to longer infrared wavelength
data.
Follow along for updates from the science team on the Disk Detective blog, on Twitter and on Facebook too.
In the meantime try it out at www.diskdetective.org
Thanks,
Rob and the Zooniverse Team
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please put your name to your comment. Comments without a name may automatically be treated as spam and might not be included.
If you do not wish your comment to be published say so in your comment. If you have a tip or sensitive information you’d prefer to share anonymously, you may do so. I will delete the comment after reading.