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Pulsar Search Collaboratory

High-school students throughout the United States analyze radio data from the Green Bank Telescope, the largest steerable telescope in the world, to search for exotic stars called pulsars.

Project URL: http://pulsarsearchcollaboratory.com

Geographic Scope: Throughout the United States

Project Status: Active - recruiting volunteers

Participation Tasks: Classification or tagging, Data analysis, Identification, Learning, Observation, Problem solving,

Start Date: 2017-08-01

Project Contact: maura.mclaughlin@mail.wvu.edu

Federal Government Sponsor:

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Fields of Science: Astronomy and space

Intended Outcomes: Research development, Individual learning,