Designing a crypto-currency for planet hunting

I want to design a crypto-currency for planet hunting. Primarily i'm interested in harnessing computing power to identify likely interstellar planets. Usable data that comes to mind is http://www.planethunters.org/. Using data from their platform or a similar one, we could design a prime coin, but rewards would be for contributing to planet hunting! Ideally it would be structured like a bitcoin blockchain, utilizing SHA256, after all, the more computer power the (theoretical) better. Anyone else interested in this project? I'm rather occupied with our startup, but I think this could be an intriguing side-project. I'd like to get feedback and learn if others are interested. Thanks!