Observations by members of the American
Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
have helped to solve a mystery regarding
the SS Cygni variable star and correct a
measurement made of it with the Hubble telescope:
Astrophile: Hobbyist stakeout solves dwarf
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Earlier this year participants in the Planet
Hunters citizen science project confirmed
with 99.9 percent confidence the discovery
of a Jupiter-sized planet called PH2b orbiting
within the "habitable zone" of
its star, the range where earth-like planets
could have liquid water [...] Read
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A scan of of what's happening with the
space related citizen science projects at
Zooniverse:
Galaxy Zoo – To understand how galaxies
formed participants help to classify them
according to their shapes. Next GZ Hangout:
Thursday, May 9th, 15:00 GMT [...] Read
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The Mars
One organization released this announcement
on Tuesday: 78,000 sign up for one-way mission
to Mars Amersfoort, 7th May 2013 Just two
weeks into the nineteen week application
period, more than seventy-eight thousand
people have applied to the [...] Read
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