Jason England 27/09/2013 Jason England 27/09/2013

Researchers Create 'Galaxy Zoo 2' - An Online Archive of 300,000 Nearby Galaxies

Up until the late 2000's, pretty much all information on neighbouring galaxies was compiled by a handful of experts using the Hubble telescope and millions of dollars worth of equipment. While their input was frankly monumental, this was a largely impractical way of gathering information. It just seems like a waste for such a small number of people to have the power to provide such information.