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Galaxy Zoo

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Galaxy Zoo

Summary

Galaxy Zoo is a website[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Galaxy Zoo received the Internet and Society Award[3].
  • Galaxy Zoo's instance of is recorded as website[4].
  • Galaxy Zoo's instance of is recorded as crowdsourcing[5].
  • Galaxy Zoo's instance of is recorded as citizen science project[6].
  • Galaxy Zoo is part of Zooniverse[7].
  • Galaxy Zoo's Commons category is recorded as Galaxy Zoo[8].
  • Galaxy Zoo's platform is recorded as Android[9].
  • Galaxy Zoo's input device is recorded as touchscreen[10].
  • July 2007 marks the founding of Galaxy Zoo[11].
  • Galaxy Zoo's official website is recorded as https://galaxyzoo.org[12].
  • Galaxy Zoo's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[13].

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Recognition

Galaxy Zoo received the Internet and Society Award[3].

Why It Matters

Galaxy Zoo ranks in the top 7% of website entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

What awards did Galaxy Zoo receive?

Honors received include Internet and Society Award[3].

Related Entities

Android touchscreen website

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Shisma · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → galaxyzoo.org
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13337]]: galaxyzoo.org, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783157205909"
  2. 28d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → 115401
    Award received → Internet and Society Award
    Commons category → Galaxy Zoo
    Copyright status → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
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