Editor’s Choice: Citizen Scientists Spot Candidates for Planet Nine

Mike Wall — Tue, 02 May 2017 18:00:14 +0000

“There’s no plan(et) B” we saw on many of the recent signs on Earth Day marches; however there may be a Planet Nine! Thanks to tens of thousands of citizen scientists who logged four years worth of effort in just three days, there are now four Planet Nine candidates for follow-up. That’s real people-powered research....

‘EVE Online’ is crowdsourcing the search for real exoplanets

Stefanie Fogel — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:00:30 +0000

Excerpt: EVE Online players will help scientists look for other planets from the comfort of their computer desks later this year. The game’s developer, CCP Games, is teaming up with Massively Multiplayer Online Science (MMOS), the University of Reykjavik and the University of Geneva to crowdsource space exploration within EVE’s virtual universe. Players will hunt...

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Editor’s Choice: Citizen Scientists Spot Candidates for Planet Nine

‘EVE Online’ is crowdsourcing the search for real exoplanets