The Universe Needs Your Eyes! Hubble's Citizen Scientists

Since its launch in April 1990, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured more than 1.7 million observations of the universe. That enormous archive of images and data opens the door not only for professional astronomers, but also for anyone who’s interested, including citizen scientists, who volunteer their time to help make real scientific discoveries! Because Hubble produces such detailed images, many of these projects focus on our keen eyesight and ability to pick out subtle characteristics from an image. Researchers can ask volunteers to help spot features that computers might overlook, delicate shapes, or patterns. Hubble’s discoveries aren’t just made by scientists in labs or observatories… they’re made by people everywhere! Anyone can help, these volunteers do not need a background in science. Students, hobbyists, anyone with curiosity, and time, all contributing to genuine science. Even you can help! Because sometimes, the universe reveals its secrets only when we look closely, together. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit: "Sensory Submersion" by Alessandro Rizzo [PRS] and Elliot Greenway Ireland [PRS] via Pedigree Cuts [PRS] and Universal Production Music Video Credits: Amateur Astronomer Points Telescope At The Crescent Moon Video by BlackBoxGuild via Pond5 Tracks Stars. They Look Like Meteors Video by NikitaMaykov via Pond5 Death Valley National Park Milky Way Galaxy Time Lapse Night Sky Above Telescope Video by Lovemushroom via Pond5 Woman looking at Milky Way Galaxy by Amibornstein via Pond5 This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15002. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15002. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html. See more Hubble videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiuUQ9asub3Ta8mqP5LNiOhOygRzue8kN Follow NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASAHubble · X: https://twitter.com/NASAHubble · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NASAHubble · Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahubble --- If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · X http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc