The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Galaxy Zoo initiative extend an invitation: assist in categorizing millions of galaxies captured by the Euclid space telescope. Euclid's ambition is to expose the secrets of the 'dark universe' - dark matter and dark energy - and their influence on the observable universe. 

During its six-year tenure, Euclid will photograph billions of galaxies, transmitting 100GB of data daily to Earth. Your contribution will help sort billions of galaxies, culminating in an extensive database for researchers. 

Since 2007, the Zooniverse platform has facilitated galaxy shape identification using images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Hubble Space Telescope, and James Webb Space Telescope. Now, Zooniverse unveils Euclid-observed galaxies for public scrutiny and categorization. 

By answering basic questions about the galaxy's shape, you will aid in training artificial intelligence (AI) to detect galaxies in the images. The ZooBot AI algorithm, crafted by Zooniverse, is honing galaxy shape classification. Nevertheless, it relies on human input for optimal learning. Consequently, the Galaxy Zoo citizen science program is indispensable. 

As a participant, you might be the first human to lay eyes on a galaxy in the image galaxy in the image.

Unveil the Cosmos' Enigmas: Collaborate with Euclid Space Telescope's Galaxy Zoo Project!

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