The internationally renowned “EMU Radio Galaxy Zoo” citizen science project has now expanded its reach to three new languages: Urdu, Chinese, and Greek. This initiative aims to allow non-English speaking citizen scientists worldwide to participate in the project, helping to identify and research galaxies and celestial objects using advanced radio data.
EMU RGZ is an international collaboration of radio astronomers and science educators led by Eleni Verdoulaki from Greece’s IAASARS National Observatory of Athens and Hongming Tang from China’s Tsinghua University.
EMU (Evolutionary Map of the Universe) is a large-scale astronomical survey that utilizes cutting-edge radio data, to understand the structure of galaxies and the universe. With this expansion, Urdu, Chinese, and Greek speakers can join the global research effort and contribute to significant scientific discoveries.
Project Scientist Syed Faisal ur Rahman, a member of EMU RGZ collaboration from Pakistan and is affiliated with LUMS as a Resident Scientist, provided the Urdu translation for the project. Dr Faisal ur Rehman is Scientia’s advisory board member and often writes for the magazine.
“I strongly encourage our educational institutions, particularly universities, and schools, to motivate students to join this unique citizen science project. It will not only ignite their interest in science and astronomy but, also, introduce them to large-scale international astronomy initiatives. Projects like these are highly beneficial for nurturing scientific curiosity and enhancing students’ understanding of complex scientific concepts, preparing them for future scientific achievements.“
This project provides a unique platform for citizen scientists to coordinate in international scientific research, allowing them to directly engage in advanced scientific analysis and discovery.
About EMU Radio Galaxy Zoo
Radio Galaxy Zoo EMU, is the newest in a series of citizen science projects to study galaxies with strong radio emission. Since 2013, it has been working with over 12,000 citizen scientists to learn about fascinating celestial objects and to dive deep into some of the most interesting ones.
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RGZ EMU uses images from the new Evolutionary Map of the Universe survey, which started in December 2022 on the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope array. Eventually, it will detect over 40 million objects, so there’s a lot of work to do!
Note: For information and participation, please visit; the EMU Radio Galaxy Zoo website.
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