NASA | 'Disk Detectives' Top 1 Million Classifications in Search for Planetary Habitats

The video discusses the search for exoplanets and the formation of planetary systems. It highlights NASA's Wise mission, which scanned the infrared sky to capture images of protoplanetary and debris discs. The Disk Detective project, launched by NASA and Zooniverse, involves volunteers in classifying these images to identify potential exoplanetary systems. The project has successfully classified a million videos, with promising candidates being studied further using telescopes. Future research will involve larger telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope to explore these systems in more detail.

What is one of the main strategies astronomers use to search for exoplanets?

• Monitoring solar flares

• Studying black holes

• Observing young stars with protoplanetary disks

• Analyzing the surface of Mars

What was the primary goal of NASA's Wise mission?

• To explore the surface of the Moon

• To map the Milky Way galaxy

• To study the rings of Saturn

• To scan the entire infrared sky

Why can't computer software easily identify stars with disks from the Wise mission's data?

• The images are too blurry

• The software is outdated

• The clues are too subtle

• The data is too large

What is the purpose of the Disk Detective project?

• To classify images of potential disk candidates

• To develop new telescopes

• To train astronomers

• To study the Earth's atmosphere

What is the future goal for the disk candidates identified by Disk Detective volunteers?

• To become targets for larger telescopes

• To be used in educational programs

• To be sent to the International Space Station

• To be displayed in a museum