Cosmic Pioneers: Discovering Distant Galaxies Together
A Do NASA Science LIVE! Event featuring the NASA-supported citizen science project Dark Energy Explorers
Originally Aired
February 11, 2026
Audience
Everyone!
Topic
Dark Energy, Galaxies, NASA Science
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DESCRIPTION
We met the scientist behind Dark Energy Explorers, a project designed to look deep into space for galaxies and black holes. Your participation will help scientists make the largest map of the universe yet and better understand dark energy.
The guest speaker, Dr. Lindsay House, is a science communication fellow for the Museum of Science, follow along with her journey at @dr.LindsayintheHouse on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Project Leader Tip
Yes, feeling confident about 3 out of 5 of the images is a way to determine if something is real. The earlier datasets were more clear (higher signal to noise) but as we have gotten farther into the project, the sources are harder to determine, therefore 3 out 5 would warrant a “Keep this Galaxy” classification. Keep up the great work!
– Dr. Lindsay House
Moderated By
Dr. Lindsay House
Project Leader
Dark Energy Explorers
Emma Giles
Director of Programs
SciStarter
Sarah Marcotte
NASA Networks Group Lead Solar System Ambassadors
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Featured Project
Dark Energy Explorers
Help measure dark energy when the universe was just ~2-3 billion years old.
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