Citizen 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 32 projects are open to everyone around the world (no citizenship required).
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Active Asteroids
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Are we alone in the universe?
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Backyard Worlds: Planet 9
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
![A black square with a white off-centered dot. Two triangles radiate out of the dot from brown to bright pink. A purple oval ring circles the white dot and an aqua line spikes up and level out.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/burst-chase-logo-notitle.png?w=4096&format=png)
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Cloudspotting on Mars
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
![Puffy text in cream reads Cool Neighbors and sits on top of a cartoon style planet with another planet in the upper right corner. The logo is surrounded by a thick orange stroke line.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/coolneighborslogo-transparentbackground-no-bottom-text-square-canvas.png?w=4096&format=png)
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Daily Minor Planet
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Dark Energy Explorers
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Disk Detective
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Exoplanet Watch
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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GLOBE Observer: Clouds, Land Cover, Mosquito Habitats
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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International Astronomical Search Collaboration
Anyone with a laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Landslide Reporter
Anyone with a laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
![Two images of the moon's surface side by side, the left side is lighter than the right side and a new impact crater is highlighted in the right image. The title "Moon Diff" overlays the images. The "O's" in moon are images of the moon.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/moondifflogosquare.png?w=4096&format=png)
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Planet Hunters TESS
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
![Cartoon illustration of an astronaut wearing a red cowboy hat and holding a lasso with a rainbow colored spiral galaxy inside the loop](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rw-logo-galaxies.png?w=4096&format=png)
Redshift Wrangler
Anyone with a cellphone or laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
![The Sun's atmosphere, shown in red, with a bright white stream of a comet shooting through it.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sungrazer.gif?w=4096&format=png)
Sungrazer Project
Anyone with a laptop can do this project. Read Project Summary
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Growing Beyond Earth
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Soundscapes to Landscapes
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Other Citizen Science Projects NASA Has Supported
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Citizen CATE 2024
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
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Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
![A silhouette image of 3 people with telescopes with the text Eclipse Megamovie above it.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/citsciene23.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Eclipse Megamovie
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
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Mapping Application for Penguin Populations and Projected Dynamics
Anyone with a laptop can do this project.
![Silhouette of a white cricket against a black background with a red and yellow gradient. Text reads Eclipse Soundscapes.org.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/eclipsesoundscapeswhitelogo.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Eclipse Soundscapes
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
![Photo of a hand holding a mobile phone that is showing eclipse related citizen science graphics on the screen.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/goeclipsesquare.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
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Heliophysics Audified: Resonances in Plasmas
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
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Jovian Vortex Hunter
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
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Solar Jet Hunter
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary
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![An illustrated eclipse logo with a larger orange circle eclipsed by a slightly smaller black circle. There are 4 flares in the upper left side. The title SunSketcher sits below the log.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/logotm-withtext.png?w=4096&format=png)
SunSketcher
This project is not currently seeking volunteers. Read Project Summary