Citizen Science Projects
NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. More than 410 NASA citizen scientists have been named as co-authors on refereed scientific publications. Want to work on some real NASA science? Click on one of the 41 projects below to get started. NASA citizen science projects are open to everyone around the world, not limited to U.S. citizens or residents.

Cloudspotting on Mars
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary

Dark Energy Explorers
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary


Exoplanet Watch
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary


Are we alone in the universe?
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary

Aurorasaurus
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary


Disk Detective
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary

Solar Active Region Spotter
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project.

GLOBE Observer: Clouds, Land Cover, Mosquito Habitats
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project.

Heliophysics Audified: Resonances in Plasmas
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project.

Backyard Worlds: Planet 9
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary





Solar Jet Hunter
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary

Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics
Anyone with a laptop can do this project.

Fresh Eyes on Ice



Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites

Chesapeake Water Watch

Growing Beyond Earth

Mountain Rain or Snow


Fjord Phyto

International Astronomical Search Collaboration
Anyone with a laptop can do this project.

Community Snow Observations

Soundscapes to Landscapes

Air Quality Citizen Science



Radio JOVE


Eclipse Soundscapes

Eclipse Megamovie
