Citizen-science project · Citizen-science platform
Zooniverse
The largest platform for people-powered research, where hundreds of thousands of volunteers help classify and analyse data across astronomy and many other sciences. It grew out of Galaxy Zoo and now hosts dozens of projects that turn human pattern-recognition into published results.
Highlights
- ›The platform that turned the public into researchers
Methods, objects & tools
Knowledge connections
- Associated withGalaxy Zoo
- Associated withPlanet Hunters
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.