Post Tagged with: "Surveys"
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Hjælp ønskes! Astronomer søger assistance fra frivillige borgere
I et nyt, storslået projekt — Cosmic Dawn Survey — søger professionelle astronomer nu en hjælpende hånd fra offentligheden. Dette observationelle program kortlægger ti millioner af nye galakser, og for at beskrive deres fysiske egenskaber må galakserne organiseres efter diverse kriterier, herunder deres “udseende”. Men i modsætning til de fleste karakteristika i videnskab er en galakses udseende ikke altid objektiv.
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Help wanted! Astronomers seek assistance from citizen scientists
In a new, magnificent project — the Cosmic Dawn Survey — professional astronomers are seeking the assistance from the public. The survey is unveiling tens of millions of new galaxies, and to describe their physical properties these galaxies need to be organized according to various criteria, including their “appearance”. But unlike most features in science, the appearance of a galaxy is not always objective.
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Galaxies in the Very Early Universe were Surprisingly Mature
ASTROPHYSICS: Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected. This is the conclusion of an international team of astronomers who studied distant galaxies with the […]
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