DEVELOP ADAPT AND EXPLOIT NOVEL METHODOLOGY TO EFFICIENTLY MINE THE GAIA DATA RELEASE 3 (DR3) DATABASE AUGMENTED WITH CATALOG AND AVAILABLE ARCHIVAL DATA (IR UV X-RAY ETC.) TO IDENTIFY PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED EXAMPLES OF NEARBY (D <. 100 PC) YOUNG (AGE <. 100 MYR) STARS AND TO PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED NEARBY YOUNG STAR CANDIDATES. WORK WITH VR DEVELOPERS AT RIT AND NASA GSFC TO DEVELOP A VR TOOL BUILT AROUND ALGORITHMS DEVELOPED DURING RESEARCH COMPONENT #1 THAT CAN ENABLE CITIZEN SCIENCE SEARCHES FOR SUCH YOUNG STARS NEAR EARTH DEVELOP AND HOST A CITIZEN SCIENCE NEARBY YOUNG STAR SEARCH PROJECT WEBSITE FEATURING SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AND COMPILATION/ DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.
$46,981FY2021National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA
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