KiloNova Catcher
Interactive Training

You are about to join a
global hunt!

Somewhere out there, two neutron stars are spiraling toward each other. When they collide, they will forge gold, platinum, and uranium in a flash brighter than a billion suns. They will bend spacetime itself.

Kilonova Catcher exists to catch that light. These games train the exact skills our global network of astronomers uses every time an alert fires. They mirror the contributions scientists like you will be making!

This is not a simulation of science. This is the science.

↓ Choose a game to begin

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Game 1 Β· Tier 1 β€” Observer
Alert Simulator
A gravitational wave alert fires at 2am. You have minutes. Read the GCN circular, interpret the skymap, assess your sky conditions β€” then decide: observe, or pass? Every scenario is based on a real KNC campaign and a real GCN circular.
Tier 1 β€” Observer
Play now β†’
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Game 2 Β· Tier 1β†’2 Bridge
Transient Classifier
You're handed three images, a lightcurve, and metadata β€” the same package a broker sends to our ML pipeline. Is the source real or an artifact? If real, what type? Your answers train your eye and directly mirror what the machine is learning.
Tier 1β†’2 Bridge β€” Image Analyst Onramp
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πŸ“‘ Game 1 β€” Alert Simulator
πŸ”¬ Game 2 β€” Transient Classifier