Brunei students joined Nasa science project hunting for asteroids

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 9 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): 13 Bruneian groups joined the worldwide hunt for asteroids in a NASA affiliated citizen science venture held from February 28 to March 24.

The native groups from Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), Kolej Worldwide Graduate Research (KIGS) and citizen science teams joined 46 individuals from six teams of upper academic establishments.

Representing UTB have been UTB Galileo, UTB Ptolemy, UTB Kepler and UTB Brahe. KIGS was represented by KIGS Astronomers 1 and KIGS Astronomers 2.

The seven citizen science teams have been Kaus, Semaun, Serbang, Gandi, Gagatar, Panding and Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD).

5 college students and a lecturer from KIGS participated within the All Brunei Darussalam Asteroid marketing campaign, together with different 40 individuals from 4 teams of upper training establishments.

Chairperson of KIGS’ Astronomy Membership Nur Azyan Atiqah binti Mohamad stated, “It was an important alternative having the ability to be part of this marketing campaign. I discovered a whole lot of new issues by way of this marketing campaign, together with learn how to spot unknown objects and buying scientific abilities utilizing the Astrometrica.”

The enterprise accounting main additionally shared her most fulfilling time was the expertise of turning into an newbie astronomer and making her very personal preliminary discovery of potential asteroids through the occasion.

PABD member and KIGS Astronomy Membership advisor Sonny anak Jumpo hoped the scholars gained priceless information within the examine of astronomy through the marketing campaign. He added that the occasion was additionally to scout extra abilities amongst youth on the greater training degree into the astronomy space.

As certainly one of KIGS extra-curricular actions first established final yr, the Astronomy Membership will proceed to be concerned in additional campaigns organised by PABD, Sonny stated.

The marketing campaign is a partnership below the memorandum of understanding with the Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) and is a collaboration of the Worldwide Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) supported by the Nationwide Outreach Coordinator, Workplace for Astronomical Outreach, Worldwide Astronomical Union.

The NASA affiliated citizen science programme encourages Bruneian college students and neighborhood to make unique astronomical discoveries and take part within the hands-on of asteroid searching.

It was carried out on a web-based platform to establish near-earth asteroids (NEOs) utilizing Astrometrica software program by analysing the actual information obtained by the Pan-STARRS telescopes. – Borneo Bulletin/ANN