NASA has introduced a new citizen science initiative called Artifact InSPECtor, designed to improve the quality of data captured by advanced space observatories. The project enlists volunteers to help refine information gathered by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope and the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Both telescopes utilize spectrographs to analyze light from millions of galaxies, breaking it down into spectral patterns that reveal details about galaxy distance, stellar composition, and black holes. However, this data often contains “artifacts”—signals caused by cosmic rays, electronic quirks, or light reflections—that can be mistaken for genuine astronomical objects. While AI tools are used to filter these errors, they require human assistance to improve their accuracy.
Participants in the Artifact InSPECtor project learn to identify these artifacts, effectively training the AI to distinguish between real cosmic phenomena and technical interference. This collaborative effort aims to provide clearer data for scientists investigating the expansion of the universe and the nature of dark energy. The project is open to volunteers of all ages and can be accessed via smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Source: NASA
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