Global citizen science project finds more than 1,700 asteroid trails in Hubble images
Published Date: 5/6/2022
Source: phys.org
Combining artificial intelligence with many keen human eyes, astronomers have found 1,701 new asteroid trails in archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, consisting of more than 37,000 images that span two decades. The project, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, reflects both Hubble's value to scientists as an asteroid hunter and how the public can effectively contribute to citizen science initiatives.