Computer users wanted in star dust hunt
Hello,
I just read this on CNN.com and thought I would post it! Sounds pretty cool, if you are into it!
Quote:
Computer users are being invited to join the hunt for minute grains of star dust that a NASA spacecraft should return to Earth this weekend.
The Stardust spacecraft should land in Utah early Saturday, carrying in its hold a sprinkling of grains of interstellar dust scooped up during its seven-year mission.
Researchers are seeking the public's help in pinpointing the submicroscopic bits of dust, leftovers from stellar explosions perhaps millions of years old, in photos they plan to place on the Web.
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Users will have to prove their mettle before they are allowed to participate in the search. That includes undergoing some Web-based training, passing a test and registering before being allowed to use the virtual "microscope," the University of California, Berkeley researchers behind the project said.
You can find the article here: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html
I guess it is like the SETI(at)home project... and I know there are some SETI's here... I'm one ;)
Here is the project to sign up: http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
OK, I am going to take the test. I hope to pass!
-Deeboe
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EDIT:
It seems you can only pre-register at this time. Not sure when the test happens.
Computer users wanted in star dust hunt
Hello,
I just read this on CNN.com and thought I would post it! Sounds pretty cool, if you are into it!
Quote:
Computer users are being invited to join the hunt for minute grains of star dust that a NASA spacecraft should return to Earth this weekend.
The Stardust spacecraft should land in Utah early Saturday, carrying in its hold a sprinkling of grains of interstellar dust scooped up during its seven-year mission.
Researchers are seeking the public's help in pinpointing the submicroscopic bits of dust, leftovers from stellar explosions perhaps millions of years old, in photos they plan to place on the Web.
...
Users will have to prove their mettle before they are allowed to participate in the search. That includes undergoing some Web-based training, passing a test and registering before being allowed to use the virtual "microscope," the University of California, Berkeley researchers behind the project said.
You can find the article here: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html
I guess it is like the SETI(at)home project... and I know there are some SETI's here... I'm one ;)
Here is the project to sign up: http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
OK, I am going to take the test. I hope to pass!
-Deeboe
*****************************
EDIT:
It seems you can only pre-register at this time. Not sure when the test happens.
