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A woman with outstretched hands is silhouetted against a sky glowing with colorful auroras.
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This highly stylized view of Jupiter's icy moon Europa was created by reprocessing an image captured by JunoCam during the mission's close flyby on Sept. 29, 2022.

Citizen Science

Join NASA researchers and discover the secrets of the universe, search for life elsewhere, and protect and improve life on Earth and in space.

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Translated citizen science materials

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More than 500 NASA citizen scientists co-authored publications

A grey-haired man and three young women, all in waders adn all with big smiles, stand knee-deep in water next to a LOCSS lake level gauge they are in the process of installing. The gauge itself is partially blocked from view by a black post, presumably the one on which they will mount the new gauge.

Who participates, why they do it and what they've discovered

Resources to help you collaborate with volunteers

Choose a Project Below and Do NASA Science!

Through the projects below, sometimes called "citizen science" or "participatory science" projects, volunteers and amateurs have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. These 34 projects are open to everyone (no citizenship required). Join our Do NASA Science email list! We'll send you monthly updates with news and new projects you can be a part of. Send an email to do-nasa-science-join@lists.nasa.gov with “Subscribe” in the subject. Be sure to confirm your subscription.

Space Cloud Watch

Photograph clouds just after sunset or before dawn to investigate our changing atmosphere. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

Galaxy Zoo

Classify images of galaxies taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

X-Snow

New Yorkers: Help scientists measure snow on the ground using your phone! For anyone in the Catskills or Adirondacks region.

Open Science Data Repository Analysis Working Groups

Help astronauts and life thrive in deep space by investigating data on space biology and space health. Laptop required. Knowledge…

Exoasteroids

Search space telescope images for white dwarfs that flash as they devour asteroids. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

Cloudspotting on Mars: Shapes

Map cloud formations in images of the Martian atmosphere. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

Eclipsing Binary Patrol

Examine space telescope data to find special rare pairs of stars. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.

Active Asteroids

Inspect images to find comet-like objects hiding in the asteroid belt. For anyone with a smartphone or laptop.