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Samantha Mathewson

Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope

A composite view of the galaxy IC5063 taken with the JWST's MIRI instrument with the background supplied by Hubble.

NASA is seeking the public's help to classify thousands of galaxies imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Through the citizen science project, called Galaxy Zoo (part of the Zooniverse platform), volunteers can help astronomers analyze over 500,000 JWST images to identify the shapes of galaxies and how they have changed over time. This, in turn, contributes to our understanding of the evolution of the universe, according to a statement from NASA.

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