Skip to main content Topics Higgs boson Neutrinos Dark matter Dark energy New physics Applications Full archive Follow Search A joint Fermilab SLAC publication Citizen scientists published 09 24 15 By Manuel Gnida Amateurs and professionals share the credit in the newest publications from the Space Warps . project When amateur astronomer Julianne Wilcox first moved and traded the star-covered firmament of Petervale , South Africa , for the light-cluttered sky of London , she feared that she would no longer be able to indulge in her passion for . astronomy Then she discovered a new way of doing what she loves : online citizen science projects that engage amateurs like her in the analysis of real astronomical . data Wilcox is one of 37,000 citizen scientists involved in two papers accepted