Planet Hunters Need You

Planet Hunters!

With your help, we are looking for planets around other stars.

Ever dreamed of being the first to make a discovery? Want to find a planet of your own? Thanks to http://www.planethunters.org, the latest Zooniverse project, you might just be able to, using data from NASA’s Kepler mission.

Kepler’s goal is to catch the slight dip in brightness that’s caused by a planet passing in front of its parent star. The Kepler Team computers are sifting through the data, but we at Planet Hunters are betting that there will be planets which can only be found via the remarkable human ability for pattern recognition. This is a gamble, a bet, if you will, on the ability of humans to beat machines just occasionally – and for us to have a chance we need your help.

Fancy giving it a try? If you do, you could be the first to spot an new planet – it may be a Jupiter-size behemoth or even an Earth-sized rock. So, come join our adventure and log on to Planet Hunters now!

(http://www.planethunters.org)

The Zooniverse Team

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