‘Space Warps’ and other citizen science projects reap major dividends for astrophysics

Thanks to the Internet, amateur volunteers known as “citizen scientists” can readily donate their time and effort to science–in fields ranging from medicine to zoology to astrophysics. The astrophysics project Space Warps offers a compelling example of why citizen science has become such a popular tool and how valuable it can be.

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January 16, 2016 | Categories: Space, Technology | Tags: astronomy, astrophysics, citizen scientists, crowdsourcing, gravitational lensing, nature, peer reviewed, science | Leave a comment