#backyardworlds
Thought I was going to have to take up crocheting. Was fiending for my #gravityspy #activeasteroids #backyardworlds THANK YOU!!
February 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Who says you don’t have what it takes to explore the cosmos? 🌌 Through the "Backyard Worlds: Planet 9" project, everyday volunteers helped NASA identify thousands of new brown dwarfs. Science is better when we do it together! 🔭 #Science #NASA #Astronomy #BackyardWorlds

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May 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
How to sort through all of this data?

The Zooniverse Backyard Worlds project. They have found about 4,200 motion-confirmed LTY brown dwarf candidates so far with volunteers.

"Community building matters – you can’t just throw data out on the internet and have people click on them"
January 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM