Crowdsourced Astronomy Project Discovers “Green Pea” Galaxies

Volunteers helping astronomers classify galaxies in an online project have identified an entirely new type of galaxy, which they dubbed "green pea" galaxies due to their resemblance to little green legumes floating in space. The citizen scientists who had noticed the oddities, and who came to call themselves the "Pea Corps" and the "Peas Brigade," began to discuss the phenomena on an online forum, and soon enough professional astronomers with links to the project confirmed that the volunteers had found a never-before-seen type of galaxy. Says astronomer Carolin Cardamone: