Citizen Science

Citizen Science
Heliophysics
The largest geomagnetic storm in 21 years lit up the sky last weekend, and NASA’s volunteers were ready. Between May 10th and 12th 2024, NASA’s Aurorasaurus project received an unprecedented number of reports from around the world. It also helped eager aurora chasers get a better view.
Posted May 21, 2024
Auroras
Citizen Science
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2)
Ionosphere
Mesosphere
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades — and […]
Posted May 16, 2024
Astrophysics
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Heliophysics
NASA Open Source Software
Planetary Science
Congrats to NASA partner Zooniverse for being named winners in the White House’s Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge!
Posted May 2, 2024
Citizen Science
Mars
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Planetary Science
The Solar System
There’s good news from NASA’s Cloudspotting on Mars project! That’s the project that invites you to help identify exotic clouds high in the Martian atmosphere. Congratulations to the Cloudspotting on Mars team and all the volunteers who have helped spot Martian clouds!
Posted April 29, 2024
Asteroids
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Citizen Science
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Like boulders, rocks, and pebbles scattered across a landscape, asteroids come in a wide range of sizes. Cataloging asteroids in space is tricky because they are faint and they don’t stop to be photographed as they zip along their orbits around the Sun. Astronomers recently used a trove of archived images taken by NASA’s Hubble […]
Posted April 18, 2024
Astrophysics Division
Brown Dwarfs
Citizen Science
NEOWISE
Stars
The Universe
WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
To take a census of nearby cosmic objects, sending out a survey won’t work. Scientists need to use many telescopes with different specializations to chart what is in the general neighborhood of the Sun. Looking to understand more about our neighbors and how they came to be, scientists collaborate with citizen scientists, volunteers from around […]
Posted April 16, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)
Eclipses
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
International Space Station (ISS)
Science Mission Directorate
Skywatching
On April 8, 2024, the Moon’s shadow swept across North America, treating millions to a breathtaking view of a total solar eclipse. As the Moon passed in front of the Sun, it revealed the Sun’s wispy white outer atmosphere — the corona. Pictures of total solar eclipses are beautiful — they capture a moment happening […]
Posted April 12, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Eclipses
Heliophysics
Skywatching
Solar Eclipses
Thank you for helping us out! Over 36,000 people helped do NASA Science during Monday’s total solar eclipse. Together, these volunteers submitted more than 60,000 vital pieces of eclipse data to NASA science projects.
Posted April 10, 2024
2024 Solar Eclipse
Citizen Science
Eclipses
Skywatching
Solar Eclipses
As the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, draws closer, a vibrant community of enthusiastic amateur radio operators, known as “hams,” is gearing up for an exciting project with the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI) group. Our goal is clear and ambitious: to use the Moon’s shadow as a natural laboratory to uncover […]
Posted April 4, 2024
Citizen Science
Night Sky Network
April is Citizen Science Month at NASA. Here are some projects that you take part in during the eclipse on April 8th, and beyond!
Posted April 1, 2024
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