There are endless possibilities that exist in the universe. It's a space of practically endless size that we will most likely never fully understand but that hasn't stopped the pursuit of that knowledge. People have spent most of their lives trying to learn about the universe and it's not only scientists and astronomers, but also regular citizens. Citizens are able to help uncover information about space by using websites like zooniverse.org. A project that I tried to participate in through this site was called Planet Hunters. When doing this people are measuring the brightness of stars to see if there are any major drops. When drops occur, it indicates that a planet has passed in front of the star. Honestly when I attempted to gather data through this project I was overwhelmed with what I was supposed to be trying to see. I think given more time I would be able to understand the data more clearly and be able to give a more meaningful contribution to this project.
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